Jeannie

[ jee-nee ]

/ ˈdʒi ni /

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noun

a female given name, form of Jean.

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Also Jeanie, Jeanne

[jeen; French zhahn]. /dʒin; French ʒɑn/.

How to use Jeannie in a sentence

There, Republican Scott Brown has mounted a surprisingly strong challenge to first-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
What Do Women Want? Not the GOP|Lloyd Green|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remember being with Christo and Jeanne-Claude when they were doing Running Fence in Sonoma County, Northern California.
Graffiti Artists Turn on Banksy: The Rise of Art Hate|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The New Face of Richard Norris Jeanne Marie Laskas, GQ For fifteen years, Richard Norris had a face too hideous to show.
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Jeanne Marine has been a rock and a tower of strength over this.
Peaches Geldof Died Of Heroin Overdose|Tom Sykes|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Jeanne enjoys the spotlight way more than Katie does,” the source said.
Kendall Jenner Walks for Givenchy; Suzy Menkes Named Vogue's International Editor|The Fashion Beast Team|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They stop presently at the most likely place, and Jeanne sits down under a pollard willow.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
But Jean and Jeanne love the river neither for the greenery of its banks nor its clear waters that mirror the heavens.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Jean supplied the rod, Jeanne gave the line and the hook; so the tackle is the common property of brother and sister.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Jean's arm is black and blue with pinches and Jeanne's cheek scarlet from her brother's slaps.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Jeanne took the old man's arm, and they went into the dining-hall, where he sunk into his armchair.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere