Jenna - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Jenna \j(en)-na\ is pronounced JEN-ah. It is of English origin. Fanciful alteration of Jenny with the -a ending; diminutive of Jennifer; variant of Jean (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious". The name is made famous by a character on the TV series "Dallas". Jenna is also used for blends and compound names. See also Genna. First Daughter Jenna Bush; actress Jenna Elfman.

Jenna has 7 variant forms: Jena, Jennabel, Jennah, Jennalee, Jennalyn, Jennarae and Jennasee.

For more information, see also related names Kenna, Eugenia and Gina.

Baby names that sound like Jenna are Jeena, Jenni, Janna, Jennay, Jennae, Jinna, Jeanna, Jeana, Jenn and Jonna.

Jenna is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jenna. Compare Jenna with related baby names.