Where does “Jenna” come from?
Jenna (Finnish) comes from Finnish Jenni, from English Jenny, from English Janet, from English Jane, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna — God is gracious.
Ancestry of “Jenna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Jenni | — |
| 2 | English | Jenny | A Wren; A Curtiss JN-4 airplane |
| 3 | English | Janet | A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors |
| 4 | English | Jane | A woman, often specifically a girlfriend;... |
| 5 | French | Jeanne | Jane, feminine of John |
| 6 | Old French | Jehane | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | Johanna | — |
| 8 | Latin | Joanna | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννα | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָה | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 12 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |