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Where does “Jensen” come from?

Jensen (Danish) comes from Danish Jens, 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 “Jensen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJens—
2DanishJohannesJohn
3Late LatinIohannesSaint John
4Koine GreekἸωάννης—
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
8Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Jensen”

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