Jenna

English

Etymology

A fanciful variant of Jenny, usually as an diminutive form of Jennifer.

Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna when based on Jenny's other derivations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/
• Homophones: Jena, Gena

Proper noun

Jenna

1. A female given name, variant of Jenny. [1970s]
   • 2002, Margaret Brown Klapthor, Allida M. Black, The First Ladies, Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 95:

     In 1981, their twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna (named after their grandmothers) were born. In 1994, George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas.

   • 2019 March 5, Elly Griffiths, The Stranger Diaries, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 284:

     I gave the false name I always use, Jenna Barclay. Password: Jennbar17. I don't know why but this always strikes me as the perfect white, Anglo-Saxon name.

Finnish

Etymology

Modern variant of Jenni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjenːɑ/, [ˈje̞nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Jen‧na

Proper noun

Jenna

1. a female given name
   • 2002, Leena Lehtolainen, Kun luulit unohtaneesi, Tammi, →ISBN, page 103:

     Jenna kuulosti nuoren naisen nimeltä, Katjaakin nuoremman. Mitäpä sellaiset kakarat tietäisivätkään elämän tosiasioista?

     Jenna sounded like the name of a young woman. Even younger than Katja. What would such brats know about the realities of life?

   • 2007, Outi Alm, Hemingwayn naiset, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 190:

     ―Siis kyllä minä vielä tytöt erotan pojista, yleensä, mutta ne nimet ja naamataulut ovat niin samankaltaisia. On Jennaa, Jonnaa, Jereä ja Joria, lävistyksiä, hiusvärejä ja tatuointeja. Mikseivät ne saman tien voi tatuoida nimeään otsaan niin mummokin muistaisi kenen kanssa puhuu?

     ―Well I can often tell girls apart from boys, usually, but the names and nameplates are so similar. You've got some Jennas, Jonnas, Jeres and Joris, piercings, hair dyes and tattoos. Why couldn't they just tattoo their names on their foreheads so that even their grandma would remember which one they're talking with?

Usage notes

• The most popular first name for girls born in Finland in 1996, 1999 and 2000.

Declension

Inflection of Jenna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Jenna	Jennat
genitive		Jennan	Jennojen
partitive		Jennaa	Jennoja
illative		Jennaan	Jennoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jenna	Jennat
accusative	nom.	Jenna	Jennat
	gen.	Jennan
genitive		Jennan	Jennojen Jennainrare
partitive		Jennaa	Jennoja
inessive		Jennassa	Jennoissa
elative		Jennasta	Jennoista
illative		Jennaan	Jennoihin
adessive		Jennalla	Jennoilla
ablative		Jennalta	Jennoilta
allative		Jennalle	Jennoille
essive		Jennana	Jennoina
translative		Jennaksi	Jennoiksi
abessive		Jennatta	Jennoitta
instructive		—	Jennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jenna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jennani Jennani accusative nom. Jennani Jennani gen. Jennani genitive Jennani Jennojeni Jennainirare partitive Jennaani Jennojani inessive Jennassani Jennoissani elative Jennastani Jennoistani illative Jennaani Jennoihini adessive Jennallani Jennoillani ablative Jennaltani Jennoiltani allative Jennalleni Jennoilleni essive Jennanani Jennoinani translative Jennakseni Jennoikseni abessive Jennattani Jennoittani instructive — — comitative — Jennoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jennasi Jennasi accusative nom. Jennasi Jennasi gen. Jennasi genitive Jennasi Jennojesi Jennaisirare partitive Jennaasi Jennojasi inessive Jennassasi Jennoissasi elative Jennastasi Jennoistasi illative Jennaasi Jennoihisi adessive Jennallasi Jennoillasi ablative Jennaltasi Jennoiltasi allative Jennallesi Jennoillesi essive Jennanasi Jennoinasi translative Jennaksesi Jennoiksesi abessive Jennattasi Jennoittasi instructive — — comitative — Jennoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jennamme Jennamme accusative nom. Jennamme Jennamme gen. Jennamme genitive Jennamme Jennojemme Jennaimmerare partitive Jennaamme Jennojamme inessive Jennassamme Jennoissamme elative Jennastamme Jennoistamme illative Jennaamme Jennoihimme adessive Jennallamme Jennoillamme ablative Jennaltamme Jennoiltamme allative Jennallemme Jennoillemme essive Jennanamme Jennoinamme translative Jennaksemme Jennoiksemme abessive Jennattamme Jennoittamme instructive — — comitative — Jennoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jennanne Jennanne accusative nom. Jennanne Jennanne gen. Jennanne genitive Jennanne Jennojenne Jennainnerare partitive Jennaanne Jennojanne inessive Jennassanne Jennoissanne elative Jennastanne Jennoistanne illative Jennaanne Jennoihinne adessive Jennallanne Jennoillanne ablative Jennaltanne Jennoiltanne allative Jennallenne Jennoillenne essive Jennananne Jennoinanne translative Jennaksenne Jennoiksenne abessive Jennattanne Jennoittanne instructive — — comitative — Jennoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jennansa Jennansa accusative nom. Jennansa Jennansa gen. Jennansa genitive Jennansa Jennojensa Jennainsarare partitive Jennaansa Jennojaan Jennojansa inessive Jennassaan Jennassansa Jennoissaan Jennoissansa elative Jennastaan Jennastansa Jennoistaan Jennoistansa illative Jennaansa Jennoihinsa adessive Jennallaan Jennallansa Jennoillaan Jennoillansa ablative Jennaltaan Jennaltansa Jennoiltaan Jennoiltansa allative Jennalleen Jennallensa Jennoilleen Jennoillensa essive Jennanaan Jennanansa Jennoinaan Jennoinansa translative Jennakseen Jennaksensa Jennoikseen Jennoiksensa abessive Jennattaan Jennattansa Jennoittaan Jennoittansa instructive — — comitative — Jennoineen Jennoinensa

Statistics

• Jenna is the 65^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 845 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Janne