Jeannie
[ˈdʒiːni]Meaning
diminutive of Jeanne
Background Story
Jeannie is a diminutive of Jeanne. It is used in African American, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian and Czech. Related forms include Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette and Jeannine, and Jean is the masculine form.
Variations
genie, jeannie, jianni
Related Names
Jane
Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (John)
Jenessa
A combination of Jen and the suffix -essa
Joannie
Diminutive form of Joan, meaning 'God is gracious.'
Belinda
Feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, "beautiful"
Cambrie
A modern American given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked.
Catelyn
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Emmylou
Combination of Emmy and Lou
Geena
Variant of Gina
Jackie
Diminutive form of Jack, meaning 'God is gracious'
Janaya
A name of American origin meaning 'to be gracious'.