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May 11, 2024

The name of the day: Jeanne

Etymology of first name Jeanne
The first name Jeanne comes from Hebrew "God gives grace". This first name is carried by about 179,000 people and is in the top 50 national. Jeanne is honored on May 30th.

History
The first name Jeanne was very popular very early on. Indeed, in France, in particular, from the Middle Ages, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it became the first name the most widespread feminine, and remained it several centuries before being overtaken by Mary. This first name rich in history has been worn by seven queens of France and some saints including Joan of Arc who has in our history a founding role. Later Jeanne also spread to other countries like England where it was written in the form of Jane, in Italy, in the form of Giovanna, in Spain in the form of Juana and Juanita. In the 1940s this first name was less popular but the wave of first names retro propulse in the top 30 French and since 2005, in the top 10 ranks in Paris.

Character
Jeanne is a reliable young woman. In her professional life she can be authoritarian but she is also ambitious, serious and trustworthy. In her personal life, Jeanne is very lively, demonstrative, affectionate and very attached to her family



Eloy - Jeanne D'Arc (May 2024)