Comments for the name Jena

My name is Jena. I think it is a pretty and unique version of the name "Jenna". Not many people have the name (spelled like this, at least) and that's what I love about it. Though sometimes people tend to pronounce it like the name "Gina", which can be extremely irritating seeing as there is no "g", "i", or "ee"-like sound in it.

I love this name! It's so pretty! And I like this spelling better than Jenna.

My daughter's name is Jena Katherine. I think it flows very nicely. My mothers name was Jean and I rearranged the letters. The only problem is a lot of people do pronounce it like Gina. Which confuses me because Jen is obvious - just add an "a" to it. Oh well!

My name is Jena. I pronounce it like the name Jenna. It's frustrating when people spell it with two n's or say it incorrectly. However, I still love my name. It's unique without being obnoxiously trendy. I have only met two others who spelled it like this in my entire life. Despite being a variation of Jenna, Jena has a different feel in my opinion.

If you really want to give this boring, bland, overused name to your daughter, do her and everyone else a favor and spell it Jenna. People will assume it's pronounced like Gina and Gena. Then you don't have to have a hissy fit and end up becoming the butt of unfair sexist jokes and perpetuating negative stereotypes about females when people WILL get it wrong.

I wouldn't use this spelling. It would cause confusion because it can be pronounced like Jenna and also like Gina.