Jeanne (given name)
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Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc in English) is a famous Jeanne. | |
| Gender | female |
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| Word/name | French |
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| Related names | Jean, Joan, Joanna, Jane, Jenny, Jeannie, Jeannette |
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Look up Jeanne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Jeanne (French pronunciation: [ʒan]) is a French female name, equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. (Feminine forms of John)
Historical people who have been called simply Jeanne
- Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc in English)
- Queen Jeanne I of Navarre
- Queen Jeanne II of Navarre
- Queen Jeanne III of Navarre, also called Jeanne d'Albret
- Jeanne de Flandre (Joanna of Flanders in English)
- Jeanne de Dreux, also called Jeanne de Penthièvre (Joanna of Dreux in English)
- Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
- Jeanne of Angoulême
- Queen Jeanne II of Naples (Joanna II of Naples)
- Jeanne de Laval
- Jeanne Du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France
- Several princesses of France, Navarre, and Valois
People with the given name Jeanne
- Jeanne de Bellem, Belgian politician
- Jeanne Calment, French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history
- Jeanne Cooper, American actress
- Jeanne Crain, American actress
- Jeanne Dumée, French astronomer
- Jeanne Jugan, French nun and saint
- Jeanne Moreau, French actress, screenwriter and director
- Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian politician
- Jeanne Shaheen, American politician
- Jeanne de Tramcourt
- Jeanne Quinault, French actress, salonist and playwright
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress
Fictional people named Jeanne
- Jeanne, one of the two main characters in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris, played by Maria Schneider
- Dr. Jeanne Benoit, subject of an undercover mission (and potential romantic interest) of Special Agent Tony DiNozzo in the TV show NCIS, played by Scottie Thompson
- Jeanne, one of the primary antagonists of the video game Bayonetta.
- Jeanne, one of the main characters alter egos as Kaitou Jeanne who is the reincarnation of Joan de Arc in the TV show Kaitou Jeanne.
Other
- There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980, 1998 and 2004.
- Jeanne (crater), a crater on Venus.
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