Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. JEE-nə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Jean 2 or Gina.

Related Names

DiminutiveJeanie
Masculine FormsEugene, George
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Eugeneia, Eugenia(Ancient Greek) Verginia, Virginia(Ancient Roman) Eukene, Jone(Basque) Yauheniya, Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Evgenia, Evgeniya, Gergana, Ioana, Ivana, Raina, Rayna, Yana, Yanka, Yoana, Raya, Zhenya(Bulgarian) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Evženie, Ivana, Jana, Jiřina, Johana, Regina, Regína, Žaneta(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Regina, Gina, Ina, Jeanette(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jenny(Dutch) Janeth(Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Regina(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny(Finnish) Eugénie, Georgette, Georgine, Jeanne, Johanne, Régine, Virginie, Gigi, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jessy(French) Uxía, Xoana(Galician) Eugenie, Jana, Janina, Johanna, Regina, Regine, Ina, Janine, Jenny(German) Evgenia, Georgia, Gianna, Ioanna, Virginia, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Georgina, Györgyi, Johanna, Regina, Zsanett(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Regína, Jenný(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad(Irish) Eugenia, Giorgia, Giovanna, Ivana, Regina, Virginia, Gina(Italian) Johanna, Regina(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Jevgēņija, Jevgeņija, Regīna, Žanna(Latvian) Eugenija, Janina, Jurgita, Regina, Virginija, Žaneta(Lithuanian) Evgenija, Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Regina, Regine, Gina, Ina, Jeanette, Jenny(Norwegian) Eugenia, Janina, Joanna, Regina, Żaneta(Polish) Joana, Regina, Virginia(Portuguese) Eugênia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Eugénia(Portuguese (European)) Eugenia, Ioana, Virginia, Georgeta, Georgiana(Romanian) Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yana, Yevgeniya, Zhanna, Zhannochka, Zhenya(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Regina, Regína, Žaneta(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Eugenia, Georgina, Juana, Regina, Reina, Reyes, Virginia, Jenny, Reyna(Spanish) Johana, Janeth(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Regina, Gina, Ina, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Yevheniya, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned(Welsh)

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Entry updated May 31, 2018