Jeanne (given name)
Jeanne is a French female name, equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. (Feminine forms of John)
 Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc in English) is a famous Jeanne. | |
| Pronunciation | French: [ʒan] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Jeannie, Jenny, Jeannette |
| Related names | Jean, Joan, Joanna, Jane, Jenny, Jeannie, Jeannette |
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 Basone (born 1963), American professional wrestler, actress, model, and stuntwoman
- Jeanne de Bellem (1732/34–fl. 1790), Belgian writer and revolutionary
- Jeanne Bérangère (1864–1938), French actress
- Jeanne Black (1937–2014), American country music singer
- Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history
- Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
- Jeanne Crain (1925–2003), American actress
- Jeanne Dumée (1660–1706), French astronomer
- Jeanne Dunning (born 1960), American photographer
- Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874–1959), French author and literary critic.
- Jeanne Jugan (1792–1879), French nun and saint
- Marie Sophie Jeanne Laisné (born 1870; year of death unknown), French operatic soprano
- Jeanne Macherez (1852–1930), French heroine during the World War I; Mayor of Soissons
- Jeanne Moreau (1928–2017), French actress, screenwriter and director
- Jeanne Quinault (1699–1783), French actress, salonist and playwright
- Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993), Canadian politician
- Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947), American politician
- Jeanne de Tramcourt (1875–1952), French mistress of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
- Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963), 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
- Jeanne (crater), a crater on Venus.
- There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980, 1998 and 2004
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