Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeannine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
jean-nine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

Etymology

From French Jeannine, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Sometimes also parsed as a diminutive of English Jean, Jeanne, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

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Word Breakdown

Questions

What does jeannine mean?
A female given name from French.
Where does jeannine come from?
It is traced to French.

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