Jenna

Jenna \jen-na, je-nna\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Jenna is pronounced JHEHN-aa- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Jenna: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Jenna?

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Jenna's language of origin is Hebrew and it is used predominantly in the English language. The name developed as a variant of Jenny with the Latinate feminine suffix '-a'. It was first adopted in the late 20th century, popularized by a character bearing the name in the popular US TV soap opera Dallas (1978-1991). It is often used as a prefix in creating new names. Jenna has 13 forms. Forms consist of Janah definition, Jena pronounciation, Jenae meaning of name, name Jenaya meaning, Jennae definition, meaning of Jennah, Jennalee name popularity, Jennat meaning and origin, Jennay name, meaning of Jennaya, and name Jinna. The diminutive form name Jenny (used in German too), and the variant spelling Genna definition are other English forms.

Jenna's origin is African-Mende. The meaning here is a small bird. In addition, Jenna is an English and German diminutive form of the Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian Johanna meaning of name and an English and German form of the English name Jane origin. Jenna an English contraction of the English and German Jennifer name popularity. Jenna an English form of the English and German Jenny pronounciation. See also the related forms, the name Jennabel meaning, the name Jennalyn meaning and origin, the name Jennanne meaning and origin, and the name name Jennarae. Jenna is popular as a baby name for girls. The name jumped in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1985, 0.349% of baby girls were given the name Jenna. It ranked at #50 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.113% and its ranking #141, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after baby name Jennifer, out of all girl names in its group. In 2010, it was used 18% more than Jenna.

The following famous people share the name Jenna:

• Actress Jenna Elfman, born Jenna Butala, 30 September 1971, Los Angeles, California
• Actress Jenna Fischer, born 7 March 1974, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Actress Jenna von Oy, born 2 May 1977
• Political Relative Jenna Bush, born 25 November 1981, Dallas, Texas.

List of baby names Jenna:

the Polish, Indian, and English name Jena origin, the name name Jachan meaning, the name nicknames for Jachane, the name nicknames for Jachanne, the name name Jacksen origin, the name what does the name Jacksin mean, the name Jackson pronounciation, the English baby name Jacqueine, the name Jacquine name popularity, the name Jacson name popularity, the Iranian Jahan meaning of name, the name short names for Jahane, the name Jahanne definition, the English Jahna name, the English Jaimee meaning of name, the English Jaimie name, the English Jaina meaning, the name nicknames for Jainee, the name baby name Jakim, and the name nicknames for Jakime.

The baby name Jenna fun facts:

The name Jenna in reverse order is "Annej".

The numerological value of the name Jenna is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Jenna?

Jenna is in the top names in USA.