Jehan
Jehan is a first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
Jehan is the older French version of the first name Johannes , as well as the family name derived from it. The name means "God is gracious". Other versions are Joannes and the modern form Jean .
Male first name
- Jehan Alain (1911–1940), French organist and composer
- Jehan Ango (1480 / 1481–1551), French navigator and shipowner
- Jehan Bellegambe (~ 1470– ~ 1535), French Renaissance painter
- Jehan Boinebroke († 1286), French merchant
- Jéhan Buhan (1912–1999), French foil fencer and Olympic champion
- Jehan Daniel (~ 1450– ~ 1550), French organist and composer
- Jehan Fresneau (~ 1450– ~ 1505), Franco-Flemish composer and singer
- Jehan de Mandeville († ~ 1372), medieval author; Author of a geographical representation of the world
- Jehan de Montmorency (1500- ~ 1554), Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Female first name
- Jehan Sadat (* 1933), Egyptian first lady
family name
- Noor Jehan (1926–2000), Indian-Pakistani singer, actress and director
stage name
- Jehan (poet) (* 1957; as Jehan-Mari Cayrecastel ), French poet, composer, author and interpreter