Jenna ( Eng. Jenna ) - female personal name . Distributed mainly in English-speaking countries. In the Western world, it is a type and short form of the name Jennifer [1] and through it has its roots in the Cornish language , leading from the Cornish version of the name Genevieve which means "white". In the Orthodox world it corresponds with the female name of Ivan , John. Nameday Jenna July 21.
| Jenna | |
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| Jenna | |
| Rod | female |
| Etymological meaning | white, fair, clean |
| Other forms | Jennifer, Genevieve , Jenny , Jen |
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In Finland, the name became widespread in the 1980s – 1990s , and by 2009 there were 11,130 carriers of this name. [2]
In Iceland, the number of carriers of the name is shown in the following graphs based on a sample of statistical data for the period 1950–2006. Dark bars indicate the number of carriers of the name, and light bars indicate derived forms, as a second name or middle name. Based on the numbers shown, the percentage of carriers for a particular year is calculated.
Notes
- Ati Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names , Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
- ↑ Population Registration Center, name service
See also
- Jenny
- All articles starting with Jenna
Links and Sources
- “Suuri Etunimikirja” ed. Pentti Lempiäinen. ISBN 951-0-23323-4