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Jenna

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Meaning and origin
Jenna is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Small Bird `.

Where is it used?
The name Jenna is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Jennifer, used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Jane (In English)
Jenny (In English)

See also
In English: Jennie
In English: Jenni

What Jenna`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Jenna:
Its short and sweet, my boyfriend loves it.
The worst thing about the name:
Getting called Gemma or Emma! Grr
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I don't know what my name would be, something that isn't too fussy!
Extra information:
My middle name is louise so my nick name is J-Lo :)
The best thing about the name Jenna:
It's not something gross like La'Diamond Nevaeh. Ha, it's simple and it sounds nice. Very feminine.
The worst thing about the name:
JENNIFER. Or the current obsession with my friends calling my Jenny. Aack.
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
It would be Anthony (boy) or Dana, Sarah, or Gina.
Extra information:
I wouldn't change my name.
The best thing about the name Jenna:
I have never met a girl with the same name as me yet.. Jenna is a great name, i'm proud to have it.
The worst thing about the name:
People always call me Gemma or Jennifer
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I would like it to be Mackenzie.. Very rare also
Extra information:
If i introduce myself as Jenna why do people always call me Jennifer??? WTF
The best thing about the name Jenna:
It's pretty and not too rare or too common
The worst thing about the name:
nothing, I love it!
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
Apparently I'd have been Katie or Nora
Extra information:
I've had lots of cute nicknames my friends have made up for me from my name
The best thing about the name Jenna:
It makes me who i am... sorry cheesy!
The worst thing about the name:
You can't really make cute nicknames out of it except Jen
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I don't know what my name would be
Extra information:
I agree with all the other jenna's who have commented on this page about People thinking Jenna is short for Jennifur! It is really annoying
The best thing about the name Jenna:
Thats it's not a ghetto name like Shaniqua it's simple and if I have a job interview my name is easy to understand.
The worst thing about the name:
People call me Gina and Jina
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I would want my name to be Nevaeh.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Jenna:
it rymes with hen so people call me jen jen the hen hen
The worst thing about the name:
people dont believe me when i say my isnt from jennifer its just jenna
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
it would have mayo because my last name is nace so my name would be mayo-nace...sounds like mayonaise haha
Extra information:
i can go up to this girl and be like hey genna and shes like hey jenna...its cool
The best thing about the name Jenna:
I am the only one with that name in my school.
The worst thing about the name:
My friends call me Jen, Jennie, and my friends name is Gemma.
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I would want it to be Amanda, my dad wanted it to be Agirlda.
Extra information:
It is an awesome name.
The best thing about the name Jenna:
NOW, a lot of people seem to like my name
The worst thing about the name:
People think it's short for Jennifer, and almost no one knows how to spell it, they like to put a G in there, and I get called Gena like Jean with an ah A LOT!!
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
My dad wanted to name me Willow. I don't like my name, I used to want to change it to my middle name, but 23 years into it is too late lol
Extra information:
Please don't call Jenna's Gena or Jenny or Jennifer lol unless that's what they want.
The best thing about the name Jenna:
not much people i know are called jenna
The worst thing about the name:
people in scotland often spell it Gemma
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
it would have been andrea
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Jenna:
I have only known like 3 or 4 people in my life with my name.
The worst thing about the name:
People ALWAYS think it's short for Jennifer!!
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
I think people tend to remember you because your name may be different..or uncommon
Extra information:
Please don't ask if my name is Jennifer, if it was I wouldn't have introduced myself as Jenna!
The best thing about the name Jenna:
It wasn't that common when I was born.
The worst thing about the name:
Now that I'm older, I hear my name alot more
If my name wasn`t Jenna....:
no
Extra information:
no

More `Jenna` links
Jenna as abbreviation
Actors named Jenna
Jenna in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Jenna

Jenna appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 103. The name reached the top-100 17 times. 2001 was a `top year` for the name Jenna. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #45. The last time Jenna appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	103
2006	88
2005	62
2004	56
2003	54
2002	47
2001	45
2000	64
1999	61
1998	65
1997	76
1996	83
1995	84
1994	80
1993	71
1992	67
1991	80
1990	81
1980	239
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