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Jean
masc. proper name, from French equivalent of
John
. Fem. proper name is from French equivalent of
Jane
.
jean (n.)
"twilled cotton cloth," mid-15c., from Middle French
jean fustian
"fustian (a type of twilled cotton cloth) of Genoa," the city in Italy, from Old French
Jannes
"Genoa," from Latin
Genua
(see
Genoa
). The plural form
jeans
became standard 19c.