Given name · Persian
ژان
“God is gracious”
ژان (žân) is a masculine given name from French. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Jean.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ژان is Jean written in Arabic script. The traditional family meaning is “God is gracious.” In French, Jean is a masculine form of John; the English and Scottish feminine name developed through the Old French feminine form Jehanne.
Explained through its name family
ژان’s family of names
In Central Kurdish usage, ژان has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jeanne. In Persian usage, ژان can be written in the Roman alphabet as žân.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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