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Help[Opinions] French sibsets
Here are two sibsets I've just heard of, WDYT?:
DH: Etienne
DW: Béatrice (Beatrice)
DS: Martin (25)
DD: Priscille (French form of Priscilla)
DS: Blaise
DD: Blandine (pet form of Blanche)
DD: Domitille (French form of Domitilla)
DS: Pierre
DS: Jean-Chrysostome (Jean, ??)
DS: Basile
DD: Aure
DS: Cyprien (French form of Cyprian)
DD: Cécile (Cecile)
DS: Ephrem (5) (French form of Ephraim)
DH: Guillaume
DW: Frédérique (Frederique) (44)
DS: Geoffroy (18)
DD: Colombe
DS: Hugues
DD: Diane
DS: Gautier
DS: Sixte (French form of Sextus)
DD: Brune (French form of Bruna)
DD: Dauphine (form of Delphine)
DS: Foulque (Frecnh form of Fulk)
DS: Eudes (French form of Odo)
DD: Gersende (2)
DD: Marie-Aimée (Marie, Aimee) (baby)
DH: Etienne
DW: Béatrice (Beatrice)
DS: Martin (25)
DD: Priscille (French form of Priscilla)
DS: Blaise
DD: Blandine (pet form of Blanche)
DD: Domitille (French form of Domitilla)
DS: Pierre
DS: Jean-Chrysostome (Jean, ??)
DS: Basile
DD: Aure
DS: Cyprien (French form of Cyprian)
DD: Cécile (Cecile)
DS: Ephrem (5) (French form of Ephraim)
DH: Guillaume
DW: Frédérique (Frederique) (44)
DS: Geoffroy (18)
DD: Colombe
DS: Hugues
DD: Diane
DS: Gautier
DS: Sixte (French form of Sextus)
DD: Brune (French form of Bruna)
DD: Dauphine (form of Delphine)
DS: Foulque (Frecnh form of Fulk)
DS: Eudes (French form of Odo)
DD: Gersende (2)
DD: Marie-Aimée (Marie, Aimee) (baby)
This message was edited 1/4/2005, 5:27 PM
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Jean on a girl? Is it prononced zhawn like the boy name or another way?
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Its an anglicised pronounciation. Jean, like a pair of jeans.(pr.jeen)
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Jean for a girl
Jean for a girl is, as I said, English and is pronounced JEEN. It was first formed around the 12th century in Scotland; one of the first to bear the name was Jean Stuart, daughter of Robert II of Scotland (1316-1390) and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan (d. 1355) (see here: http://snipurl.com/bs4g). The feminine name Jean is just a medieval form of Jane, which is in turn the English form of Jehanne, the feminine form of Jehan.
Jean for a boy is only French, and is pronounced ZHAWN. It's the French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Johannes. Johannes is the name from which the English John derives from.
Relationship-wise, Jean for a girl is the first cousin once removed of Jean for a boy.
I know all this because my sister and grandmother are both named Jean. My sister's called Jeannie (JEEN-ee) to differentiate between the two.
Miranda
EDIT: Grammar
Jean for a girl is, as I said, English and is pronounced JEEN. It was first formed around the 12th century in Scotland; one of the first to bear the name was Jean Stuart, daughter of Robert II of Scotland (1316-1390) and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan (d. 1355) (see here: http://snipurl.com/bs4g). The feminine name Jean is just a medieval form of Jane, which is in turn the English form of Jehanne, the feminine form of Jehan.
Jean for a boy is only French, and is pronounced ZHAWN. It's the French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Johannes. Johannes is the name from which the English John derives from.
Relationship-wise, Jean for a girl is the first cousin once removed of Jean for a boy.
I know all this because my sister and grandmother are both named Jean. My sister's called Jeannie (JEEN-ee) to differentiate between the two.
Miranda
EDIT: Grammar
This message was edited 1/4/2005, 7:25 PM
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