Jenna

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Finnish, French
Pronounced Pron. JEHN-ə(English) YEHN-nah(Finnish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Jenny. Use of the name was popularized in the 1980s by the character Jenna Wade on the television series Dallas [1].

Related Names

VariantsJanae, Janel, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey, Janie, Jannette, Jaynie, Jen, Jena, Jeni, Jenn, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Janeka, Janele, Janella, Jenae(English) Jenni, Jenny(Finnish) Jennah, Jenny(French)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Gwenhwyfar, Guenevere, Guinevere(Arthurian Romance) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Joana(Catalan) Jenifer(Cornish) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette(Danish) Jana, Janna, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette(Dutch) Janeth(Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Janine(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Dzsenifer, Johanna, Zsanett(Hungarian) Jenný, Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Ginevra(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina, Žaneta(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Jenny, Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta(Polish) Joana(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh(Scottish) Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Jenifer, Jennifer, Jenny, Juana(Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Yenny, Janeth, Yénifer, Yénnifer(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned(Welsh) Gwenhwyfar(Welsh Mythology)
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Popularity

People think this name is

modern   youthful   informal   natural   wholesome   refined   simple  

Name Days

Finland: July 21

Categories

American sprinters, Arthur characters, Blake's 7, child actors, Doctor Who actors, Golden Sun characters, House of Cards US characters, Most Popular Girls in School characters, Seinfeld characters, Sims 4 characters, Survivor greats, the Cupcake Club characters, The Seven Deadly Sins characters, The West Wing characters, Two and a Half Men characters, Vampire Diaries characters, vampires, What We Do in the Shadows characters, YouTubers

Sources & References

  1. Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 462.
Entry updated April 23, 2024