Jenna
English
Etymology
A fanciful variant of Jenny, in regular use since the 1970s.
Proper noun
Jenna
- A female given name.
- 2002 Margaret Brown Klapthor, Allida M. Black, The First Ladies, Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 95:
- In 1981, their twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna (named after their grandmothers) were born. In 1994, George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas.
- 2002 Margaret Brown Klapthor, Allida M. Black, The First Ladies, Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 95:
Finnish
Etymology
Modern variant of Jenni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjenːɑ/, [ˈje̞nːɑ]
- Hyphenation: Jen‧na
Proper noun
Jenna
- A female given name.
- 2002 Leena Lehtolainen, Kun luulit unohtaneesi, Tammi, →ISBN, page 103:
- Jenna kuulosti nuoren naisen nimeltä, Katjaakin nuoremman. Mitäpä sellaiset kakarat tietäisivätkään elämän tosiasioista?
- 2007 Outi Alm, Hemingwayn naiset, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 190:
- ―Siis kyllä minä vielä tytöt erotan pojista, yleensä, mutta ne nimet ja naamataulut ovat niin samankaltaisia. On Jennaa, Jonnaa, Jereä ja Joria, lävistyksiä, hiusvärejä ja tatuointeja. Mikseivät ne saman tien voi tatuoida nimeään otsaan niin mummokin muistaisi kenen kanssa puhuu?
- 2002 Leena Lehtolainen, Kun luulit unohtaneesi, Tammi, →ISBN, page 103:
Usage notes
- The most popular first name for girls born in Finland in 1996, 1999 and 2000.
Declension
Inflection of Jenna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Jenna | Jennat | |
genitive | Jennan | Jennojen | |
partitive | Jennaa | Jennoja | |
illative | Jennaan | Jennoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Jenna | Jennat | |
accusative | nom. | Jenna | Jennat |
gen. | Jennan | ||
genitive | Jennan | Jennojen Jennainrare | |
partitive | Jennaa | Jennoja | |
inessive | Jennassa | Jennoissa | |
elative | Jennasta | Jennoista | |
illative | Jennaan | Jennoihin | |
adessive | Jennalla | Jennoilla | |
ablative | Jennalta | Jennoilta | |
allative | Jennalle | Jennoille | |
essive | Jennana | Jennoina | |
translative | Jennaksi | Jennoiksi | |
instructive | — | Jennoin | |
abessive | Jennatta | Jennoitta | |
comitative | — | Jennoineen |
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