Jeanloup

Jean-Loup is a masculine given name used in French-speaking regions. It is a compound of Jean, the French form of John, and Loup, meaning wolf. The hyphenated form Jean-Loup is the standard spelling, while the unhyphenated variant JeanLoup appears less commonly in records or informal usage.

In contemporary usage, Jean-Loup is relatively uncommon and is often perceived as traditional or old-fashioned. It tends to occur in families with a preference for classic, double-name constructions and is most frequently found in French-speaking communities.

Notable people with the name include Jean-Loup Chrétien (born 1938), a French engineer and astronaut who became the first French national to travel into space. He participated in space missions that involved collaboration between French, Soviet, and international space programs, contributing to France’s development in human spaceflight. The name remains a recognizable example of French compound naming, reflecting historical naming patterns rather than a wide modern usage.