# Jenna
## English
### Etymology

A fanciful variant of Jenny, usually as an diminutive form of Jennifer.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna when based on Jenny's other derivations.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/
* Homophones: Jena, Gena

### Proper noun

Jenna
* A female given name, variant of Jenny. [1970s]
** 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.
** 2019 March 5, Elly Griffiths, The Stranger Diaries, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 284:I gave the false name I always use, Jenna Barclay. Password: Jennbar17. I don't know why but this always strikes me as the perfect white, Anglo-Saxon name.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Modern variant of Jenni.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjenːɑ/, [ˈje̞nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -enːɑ
* 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?Jenna sounded like the name of a young woman. Even younger than Katja. What would such brats know about the realities of life?
** 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?―Well I can often tell girls apart from boys, usually, but the names and nameplates are so similar. You've got some Jennas, Jonnas, Jeres and Joris, piercings, hair dyes and tattoos. Why couldn't they just tattoo their names on their foreheads so that even their grandma would remember which one they're talking with?

#### Usage notes

* The most popular first name for girls born in Finland in 1996, 1999 and 2000.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Jenna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jennani
Jennani
accusative
nom.
Jennani
Jennani
gen.
Jennani
genitive
Jennani
Jennojeni Jennaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Jennaani
Jennojani
inessive
Jennassani
Jennoissani
elative
Jennastani
Jennoistani
illative
Jennaani
Jennoihini
adessive
Jennallani
Jennoillani
ablative
Jennaltani
Jennoiltani
allative
Jennalleni
Jennoilleni
essive
Jennanani
Jennoinani
translative
Jennakseni
Jennoikseni
abessive
Jennattani
Jennoittani
instructive
comitative
—Jennoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jennasi
Jennasi
accusative
nom.
Jennasi
Jennasi
gen.
Jennasi
genitive
Jennasi
Jennojesi Jennaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Jennaasi
Jennojasi
inessive
Jennassasi
Jennoissasi
elative
Jennastasi
Jennoistasi
illative
Jennaasi
Jennoihisi
adessive
Jennallasi
Jennoillasi
ablative
Jennaltasi
Jennoiltasi
allative
Jennallesi
Jennoillesi
essive
Jennanasi
Jennoinasi
translative
Jennaksesi
Jennoiksesi
abessive
Jennattasi
Jennoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Jennoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jennamme
Jennamme
accusative
nom.
Jennamme
Jennamme
gen.
Jennamme
genitive
Jennamme
Jennojemme Jennaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Jennaamme
Jennojamme
inessive
Jennassamme
Jennoissamme
elative
Jennastamme
Jennoistamme
illative
Jennaamme
Jennoihimme
adessive
Jennallamme
Jennoillamme
ablative
Jennaltamme
Jennoiltamme
allative
Jennallemme
Jennoillemme
essive
Jennanamme
Jennoinamme
translative
Jennaksemme
Jennoiksemme
abessive
Jennattamme
Jennoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Jennoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jennanne
Jennanne
accusative
nom.
Jennanne
Jennanne
gen.
Jennanne
genitive
Jennanne
Jennojenne Jennainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Jennaanne
Jennojanne
inessive
Jennassanne
Jennoissanne
elative
Jennastanne
Jennoistanne
illative
Jennaanne
Jennoihinne
adessive
Jennallanne
Jennoillanne
ablative
Jennaltanne
Jennoiltanne
allative
Jennallenne
Jennoillenne
essive
Jennananne
Jennoinanne
translative
Jennaksenne
Jennoiksenne
abessive
Jennattanne
Jennoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Jennoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jennansa
Jennansa
accusative
nom.
Jennansa
Jennansa
gen.
Jennansa
genitive
Jennansa
Jennojensa Jennainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Jennaansa
Jennojaan Jennojansa
inessive
Jennassaan Jennassansa
Jennoissaan Jennoissansa
elative
Jennastaan Jennastansa
Jennoistaan Jennoistansa
illative
Jennaansa
Jennoihinsa
adessive
Jennallaan Jennallansa
Jennoillaan Jennoillansa
ablative
Jennaltaan Jennaltansa
Jennoiltaan Jennoiltansa
allative
Jennalleen Jennallensa
Jennoilleen Jennoillensa
essive
Jennanaan Jennanansa
Jennoinaan Jennoinansa
translative
Jennakseen Jennaksensa
Jennoikseen Jennoiksensa
abessive
Jennattaan Jennattansa
Jennoittaan Jennoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Jennoineen Jennoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Jenna is the 65th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 845 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Janne