Talk:Jeane Manson

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Spinney Hill in topic The Change of Name/Spelling
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(I know there's a template for wrapping useful inks for later, but I can't find it!) Chuntuk (talk) 14:39, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Change of Name/Spelling

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Is the following correct?

   "Jeane Manson (born Jean Ann Manson on October 1, 1950) is an American model, singer, and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her first name was changed from "Jean" to "Jeane" because, as all of her career was in France after 1974, the French would have otherwise thought that she was a man, "Jean" being the French for "John".

"Jean" is indeed the French form of John (approximately pron Zjon) but the female version is normally "Jeanne" (pron Zjan) with 2 ns Spinney Hill (talk) 22:02, 15 November 2022 (UTC)Reply