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Jean-Paul - Meaning of the name

[ syll. jea-(n)pau(l), je-an-pa-ul ] The boy name Jean-Paul is pronounced JHIY-N-PAO-L †. Jean-Paul is of various origins and it is used largely in the French language. From the combination of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. See also the related forms, Jean (French) and Paul (English, French, and German).

Jean-Paul is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Jean-Paul, Paul was the most commonly used.

Details of famous persons named Jean-Paul:
Author Jean-Paul Sarte, born 21 June 1905 - 13 April 1980, Paris, France.
Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, born 21 June 1905 - 15 April 1980, Paris, France.



† approx English pronunciation for Jean-Paul: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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