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Jean is my middle name. I like it much better than my first, which is Pamela. I like "Jean", especially that it is related to the name John which is one of my all time favorite boy names. I like that Jean is a real name, as opposed to the made-up name Pamela from some forgotten poem of the 1500's. Unfortunatey I am stuck with Pam and do not go by Jean, although I think I would make a much better Jean. One of my friends in grade school was Jean Ann. I was always so jealous, because she was using MY name and it was so pretty.

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My daughter is named Jean (2009) - it is her maternal Great Grandmother's middle name, and is derived from her 3x Great Grandmother's name, Jennie. Jennie was always known as Jeanie (due to a strong Scots accent!) and it wasn't until my Mum researched the family tree and obtained birth records that we found her actual name.

Jean is my Auntie's name, she always hated it and on her 18th birthday she leagally changed her name to Jay which is what she insisted everybody call her through out her childhood. Her mum is the only one who calls her Jean now, and she hates it.

My daughter's name is Jean (1998). It is derived from her paternal great grandfather's name (John). She has never expressed dislike. I find the name to be elegant and classic, feminine yet strong. At school she is called Jean by teachers, and she is Jeannie to everyone else.

Nicknames for Jean: | Edit

Jeanie, Jay, Jeannie

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Famous real-life people named Jean: | Edit

Jean Harlow, movie idol
Jean Louisa Kelly, actress
Jean Smart, actress
Jean Simmonds, actress
Jean Seberg, actress
Jean Arthur, actress
Jean Peters, actress
Jean Kennedy-Smith, member of the political Kennedy family & former American ambassador to Ireland
Jean Stapleton, actress
Jean Alexander, British actress

Jean in song, story & screen: | Edit

The Jean Genie - David Bowie
Blue Jean - David Bowie
Little Jeannie - Elton John
Daydream Believer – The Monkees (cheer up, sleepy Jean)
Tight Fitting Jeans - Conway Twitty
Blue Jean Baby - Elton John
In Those Jeans - Genuine
Jeans On - Keith Urban
Them Jeans - Master P
Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
Dance Little Jean - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jeanie Marie (You were a Lady) - Tommy Overstreet
Jean - Rod McKuen
Selfish Jean - Travis
Jeane - The Smiths
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: A Novel by Muriel Spark
Jean Grey, Phoenix, of the X-Men (comic book character)

In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, the main character and narrator's name is Jean Louise Finch, always known as "Scout".