The baby name Jean-Nicolas is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃ ni.kɔ.la/ (French); approx. "zhahn-nee-KOH-lah".
The baby name Jean-Nicolas is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃ ni.kɔ.la/ (French); approx. "zhahn-nee-KOH-lah".
Jean-Nicolas is in Origin.
Jean-Nicolas is a French compound given name uniting Jean (French form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan “Yahweh is gracious”) and Nicolas (from Greek Nikolaos “victory of the people”). Hyphenated double names are a long-standing feature of Francophone naming, often honoring multiple saints; Jean-Nicolas invokes both St. John and St. Nicholas. The combination appears in parish records from the 17th century onward and was especially frequent in France, Belgium, and Quebec during the 18th–19th centuries, retaining a traditional tone today.
Variants include Jean Nicolas (without hyphen) and the rarer reversal Nicolas-Jean. Cross‑language equivalents are John Nicholas (English), Juan Nicolás (Spanish), Giovanni Nicolò/Nicola (Italian), João Nicolau (Portuguese), Johann Nikolaus (German), and Jan Nicolaas (Dutch). Related feminine pairings use Jeanne and Nicole (e.g., Jeanne-Nicole). Informal short forms in French include Jean-Nico or the initials J.-N. Notable bearers: Jean-Nicolas Démeunier (writer-statesman), Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (Napoleon’s physician), Jean-Nicolas Pache (Revolutionary mayor of Paris), and chemist Jean-Nicolas Gannal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2011 | #320 | 7 | 2,366 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 |
Jean-Nicolas is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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