Meaning & History
Variant of Jenny.
Related Names
VariantsJanel, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey, Janie, Jannette, Jaynie, Jen, Jena, Jenn, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Janeka, Janele, Janella, Jenae
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Gwenhwyfar, Guenevere, Guinevere (Arthurian Cycle) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Joanna (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian) Joana (Catalan) Jenifer (Cornish) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta (Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Danish) Jana, Janna, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette (Dutch) Janeth (Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna (Estonian) Jóna (Faroese) Janika, Janina, Jenny, Johanna, Jenna, Jenni (Finnish) Jeanne, Jenny, Johanne, Guenièvre, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jenna, Jennah (French) Xoana (Galician) Jana, Janina, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Janine (German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna (Greek) Dzsenifer, Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian) Jenný, Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad (Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Ginevra (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina, Žaneta (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Jenny, Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta (Polish) Jenifer, Joana, Janete (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh (Scottish) Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Jenifer, Jennifer, Jenny, Juana (Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Yenny, Janeth, Yanet, Yaneth, Yénifer, Yénnifer (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Jennifer, Jenny, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh) Gwenhwyfar (Welsh Mythology)
Popularity
People think this name is
modern youthful informal common urban wholesome delicate refined simple comedic
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Entry updated May 26, 2026