Jeannie (given name)
Jeannie is a feminine name and a petform of Jeanne, a variant form of Jechonan. It is ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name Jehohanan or Yohanan meaning 'God is gracious' or 'The Lord gives mercy'. Jeannie may be a nickname of Jeannette. Jeannie means 'God is gracious'. It is considered a great and lucky name for a baby girl in different cultures. It may also be used as the feminine version of John or Jimmy. The name Jeannie is famous in the NBC TV show I Dream of Jeannie.
Women with the given name include:
- Jeannie Baker, English author and illustrator of children's picture books
- Jeannie Berlin, American actress and screenwriter
- Jeannie Blaylock, American television journalist and news anchor
- Jeannie Bueller, Fictional character in 80s cult classic 'Ferris Bueller's day off' played by actress Jennifer Grey.
- Jeannie Carson, English-born retired comedian and actress
- Jeannie Chan, Hong Kong actress and model
- Jeannie Darneille, American politician
- Jeannie A. Davidson,, British trade unionist
- Jeannie Epper, American stuntperson and actress
- Jeannie Gunn, Australian novelist and teacher
- Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, American politician
- Jeannie Hsieh, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
- Jeannie Leavitt, United States Air Force officer, first female Air Force fighter pilot, and first woman to command an Air Force combat fighter wing
- Jeannie Cho Lee, Hong Kong–based, Korean-American wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and Master of Wine
- Jeannie Lockett, Australian schoolteacher and writer
- Jeannie Longo, French racing cyclist
- Jeannie Mah, Canadian ceramic artist
- Jeannie Mai, American fashion expert and television personality
- Jeannie Marie-Jewell, Canadian politician
- Jeannie McDaniel, American politician elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004
- Jeannie Mills, American murder victim
- Jeannie Ng, better known by her stage name Kayan9896, Hong Kong singer
- Jeannie Ortega, American Christian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
- Jeannie Pepper, American pornographic actress
- Jeannie C. Riley, American country music and gospel singer
- Jeannie Robertson, Scottish folk singer
- Jeannie Sandoval, Filipino politician
- Jeannie Seely, American country music singer
- Jeannie Suk, Harvard Law School professor
- Jeannie Tirado, American voice actress
- Jeannie Ugyuk, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in 2010
- Jeannie Hopkirk, a character in the British paranormal television series ''Randall and Hopkirk''