Given name
Jean-Paul
“John”·“Paul”
Jean-Paul is a masculine given name. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jean-Paul is built from elements meaning “John” and “Paul”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jean-Paul’s family of names
In French usage, Jean-Paul shares a linguistic root with the Italian form GIANPAOLO. In French usage, Jean-Paul has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Giovanni Paolo. In French usage, Jean-Paul shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Djan-På.
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Around the world
Jean-Paul has relatives in 7 languages.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Johnpaulequivalent
- Gianpaolocognate · Italian
- Jon-Paulequivalent
- Djan-Påcognate · Walloon
- John-Paulequivalent
- John Paulequivalent
- Жан-ПольRussian
- Giovanni PaoloItalian
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People named Jean-Paul
- Jean-Paul SartreFrench existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
- Jean-Paul BelmondoFrench actor (1933–2021)
- Jean-Paul Maratpolitician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
- Jean-Paul VonderburgSwedish association football playerborn 1964
- Jean-Paul RappeneauFrench film director and screenwriter (1932–2026)
- Jean-Pierre MockyFrench film director and actor (1929–2019)
- Jean-Paul LaurensFrench painter (1838-1921)
- J. P. ManouxAmerican actorborn 1969
- Jean-Paul BoëtiusSurinamese association football player (born 1994)
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