Jenna name - Meaning of Jenna
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- English, Welsh
- Pronounced
- JEN-ə
- Jenna Meaning
- Variant of Jenny. Use of the name was popularized in the 1980s by the character Jenna Wade on the television series 'Dallas'. Jenna is a diminutive of Jennifer. Jennifer is ultimately derived from Guinevere. Guinevere originates in Welsh language and means "woman of white magic". This was the name of a legendary character in Arthurian legends. She was the wife of King Arthur and a lover of Sir Lancelot, Arthur"s chief knight. Throughout history, Guinevere was an inspiration for many plays, songs and films. As a feminine given name Jennifer has been used in the English-speaking countries since the 20th century and nowadays is one of the most popular given names in the United States.
Jenna Related Names
Variants: Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janice, Janie, Jen, Jena, Jenn, Jennie, Janae, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janessa, Janette, Janis, Jannette, Jayna, Jaynie, Jenae, Jeni, Jenni, Jenny, Jenah, Jennah
Other Languages: Guenevere, Guinevere, Gwenhwyfar (Arthurian Romance), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yoana (Bulgarian), Joana (Catalan), Jenifer (Cornish), Ivana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana (Czech), Johanna, Johanne (Danish), Jana, Janna, Johanna (Dutch), Johanna (Estonian), Janina, Johanna (Finnish), Guenièvre, Jeanne, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine (French), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina, Johanna (German), Ioanna (Greek), Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan, Sinéad (Irish), Ginevra, Giovanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Johanna, Johanne (Norwegian), Janina, Joanna (Polish), Joana (Portuguese), Ioana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian), Jean, Sheena, Sìne, Jessie, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana (Serbian), Jana (Slovak), Ivana, Jana (Slovene), Juana (Spanish), Janina, Janna, Johanna (Swedish), Gaenor, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh), Gwenhwyfar (Welsh Mythology)
Jenna Celebrities
Jenna Elfman - actress, Jenna Jameson - actress, Jenna Dewan - actress, Jenna Fischer - actress, Jenna Mammina - jazz artist, Jenna McKnight - writer, Jenna Ushkowitz - actress,
