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The baby name Jean-Pierre is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ/ — zhahn-pyair (French).

Jean-Pierre is French in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: /ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ/ — zhahn-pyair (French)

What is the meaning of the name Jean-Pierre ?

The baby name Jean-Pierre is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ/ — zhahn-pyair (French).

Jean-Pierre is French in Origin.

Jean-Pierre is a classic French compound given name formed from Jean (French form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, "Yahweh is gracious") and Pierre (French form of Peter, from Greek Petros, "rock, stone"). Together the name suggests divine grace joined to steadfastness, and it follows the Catholic tradition of pairing saints’ names, here St. John and St. Peter.

Used widely in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, and Francophone Africa, it peaked in the mid-20th century and remains familiar through notable bearers such as filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal, actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, footballer Jean-Pierre Papin, and statesman Jean-Pierre Bemba. Variants and equivalents include the spacing Jean Pierre, diminutives JP/J.-P., Jeannot and Pierrot; Dutch Jan-Pieter, German Hans-Peter or Johann Peter, Italian Gianpietro/Gian Pietro, Spanish Juan Pedro, Portuguese João Pedro, Catalan Joan Pere, and English John Peter.

Jean-Pierre has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Jean-Pierre

Jean-Pierre Melville Actor · Born 1917 · France Jean-Pierre Melville was a French filmmaker best known for influential crime films like Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows, and Bob le flambeur. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, he became one of the first fully independent French directors to achieve both commercial and critical success and is often seen as a spiritual godfather of the French New Wave.

Celebrity babies named Jean-Pierre

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Jean-Pierre Burgart Marcel Pagnol film director

Jean-Pierre – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
BI Boys 0 #43 2 917
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
CM 0 #52 5 2,592
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
LU Boys 0 #148 71 4,970
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
MT Boys 0 #175 5 4,064
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
NA Boys 0 #221 15 6,830
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
Canada Boys 2023 #304 6 2,601
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
MU Boys 0 #317 41 8,477
ZA 0 #322 126 14,421
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
CM Boys 0 #375 193 12,054
NL 0 #375 17 2,481
France Boys 2021 #378 10 2,865
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #491 9 7,625
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
LB 0 #562 97 13,263
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
BH 0 #581 7 17,937
ZA Boys 0 #589 778 25,619
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
CL Boys 0 #640 26 13,390
NL Boys 0 #663 298 5,873
QA Boys 0 #674 34 18,093
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
KW Boys 0 #737 33 18,755
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
Germany Boys 0 #791 162 5,697
TN 0 #811 19 13,765
OM Boys 0 #831 51 17,948
PE Boys 0 #866 13 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #887 44 5,610
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MA 0 #1,087 42 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,136 8 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,233 4 25,928
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,364 108 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Jean-Pierre is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
AE
AO
AR

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People also ask about Jean-Pierre

Jean-Pierre is predominantly a boy's name.
Jean-Pierre is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ/ — zhahn-pyair (French).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jean Pierre (without hyphen), JP (initials, informal), Jean (component) and Pierre (component).
Across languages, Jean-Pierre has these equivalents: John-Peter (English), Juan Pedro (Spanish), Giovanni Pietro (Italian), Johann Peter (German), João Pedro (Portuguese), and 1 more.
Yes — Jean-Pierre ranked #304 in Canada in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Jean-Pierre ranks highest in Canada (#304 in 2023).
Jean-Pierre's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #397 in 2011 to #378 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Jean-Pierre are in our database, including Jean-Pierre Melville (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Jean-Pierre for their child, including Marcel Pagnol.