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Where does “Jens” come from?

Jens (Danish) comes from Danish Johannes, from Late Latin Iohannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ancestry of “Jens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJohannesJohn
2Late LatinIohannesSaint John
3Koine GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
7Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Jens”

  • Jensen
  • Jensen
  • Jenssen
  • Jentine
  • Jens
  • Jensen
  • Jensi
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