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Jeannene
How to Pronounce Jeannene
Pronounced juh-NEEN /dʒəˈniːn/Medium
Meaning: Jeannene is a mid-century elaboration of Jean or Jeanne, extended with the -ene ending fashionable in the era. Jeanne is the French feminine of John, from the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious' or 'gift of God'. The added syllable is decorative rather than meaningful, so Jeannene inherits Jeanne's sense while sounding softer and more ornate.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jeannene belongs to a family of elaborations built on Jean and Jeanne, the French feminine of John, which carries the Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. Through the middle of the twentieth century American parents softened short classics with endings like -ene, -ine and -elle, and Jeannene is Jean reworked in exactly that spirit.
It was never a common name, gathering only a couple of dozen girls a year around its high point near 1960 before fading by the early eighties. A girl given it then is in her sixties now. It reads as a distinctly of-its-decade twist on a timeless root.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jeannene mean?
It is an elaboration of Jean or Jeanne, the French feminine of John, meaning 'God is gracious'.
How do you pronounce Jeannene?
It's said juh-NEEN /dʒəˈniːn/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jeannene a boy or girl name?
Jeannene is used as a girl's name.
Is Jeannene a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a mid-century twist on Jean that peaked quietly around the start of the nineteen-sixties.