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Жан

“Yahweh has been gracious”

Жан (Žan) is a masculine given name. It is used in Macedonian.

Macedonian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Žan.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Жан goes back to French Jean, meaning “Yahweh has been gracious.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Жан comes from French, and ultimately from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Jean, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יחנן.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Жан’s family of names

In Macedonian usage, Жан has a related form in Žan. In Macedonian usage, Жан can be written in the Roman alphabet as Žan. In Macedonian usage, Жан has a related form in Жана.

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