Jen name meaning
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What does Jen mean?
Uncustomary Jen is used particulary in English, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Danish is a unisex name, Jen means "White Wave, Fair Phantom or Person" is of Hebrew origin. Jen is variant of perpetual, prevalent and biblical John.
John is abridged form of Johannes. John is German and English form of Johannes. Meaning of John is Yahweh is Gracious Yahweh is Merciful, God has Been Gracious: has Shown Favor In the Bible John the Baptist Baptized Christ In the Jordan and Gift of God is rooted from Hebrew.
Jen is Nordic cognate of Jane.
How do I pronounce Jen?
The most common pronunciation of one syllabled Jen is jen.
Variants of Jen
John, Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Johannes, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Jane, Joan, Johanna, Asia, Jennie, Hanna, Janel, Maryjane, Janelee
How popular is the name Jen?
Jen is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 50 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 4000. Over 405 babies in United States have been named Jen.
The given name is a rare baby name in England and Wales, chances of it being still in use are very slim. But Jen is a popular baby name in Canada where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Taiwan, China and Australia.
At least, 150000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2015 | 5978 | 14 | ||
| 2014 | 7031 | 11 | ||
| 2012 | 8143 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | 5942 | 14 | ||
| 2010 | 5246 | 17 | ||
Facts
Jen in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 33 |
 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 29 |
 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 8 |
 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Jen
Perhaps you are born to make bad people do good things and walk the right path. Your bad habits and addictions block your way to success. Your personal growth depends on your adventures. You can spend a whole day on meditation instead of exercise and feel equally productive, or even more. Although you like to prove a person who's the boss, your goal is to teach everyone how to win things they want.
Other names similar to Jen, for name hunters
- Joná is Sami form of Jon. Also Joná is equivalent of Jona in Sami language
- Dionysius - Used predominantly in Swedish and Finnish far-out, Dionysius means "Dedicated to Dionysos or God Dionysus Sanctified" and a boy name has its origin in Old Greek
- Freddi - Freddi's meaning is Peaceful Ruler or Adventurous used for both sexes that of Germanic and Celtic origin is used commonly in Norwegian and Danish
- Joannes is originated from Hebrew, Joannes means "God is Merciful or Yahweh is Gracious" and a baby boy name is especially used in Norwegian, Finnish and Dutch
- Vladislav - Prevalently used in Swedish and Russian atypical, Vladislav is used as a boy name that came from Old Slavic and Slavonic, meaning of Vladislav is "Rule with Glory or Domination"
Famous people named Jen
- Jen Brister, stand-up comedian from South London
- Jen Saunders, Australian poet, painter and singer-musician
- Jen Johnson,
- Jen Lancaster, American author whose titles have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
- Jen Trynin, American singer-songwriter and author from Boston
- Jen Sorensen, American cartoonist and illustrator
- Jen Wood, American indie rock musician based in Seattle
- Jen Taylor, American voice actress best
- Jen Miller, American performer, actress, writer, painter, director
- Jen Chapin, American singer-songwriter
- Jen Cass, American singer-songwriter born in Detroit
- Jenny Spark in Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece as Miscellaneous Crew
- Jenny Garris in Time Lost as Actress
- Jennifer Flaks in Up in the Air as Actress
- Jennifer Miriam in Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998 as
- Jennifer Ferguson in Girls Night as Actress
- Jennifer Newman in Eye of Odin as Actress
- Jennifer Graff in The Takeover as Actress
- Jenny Heaton in In the Future Love Will Also as Actress
- Jen Anderson composed the music of movie The Goddess of 1967
- Jen Andreason portrayed the important role of Phyllis in 2007 thriller film Willoughby.
- Jen Parker, from 2006 horror, thriller film Dark Reality, who portrayed Susan and Dead Girl.
- In thriller flick, Cry of Silence, Jen Gardiner played Nurse Helen Barber.
- In 1972, Jen Tsu Fang portrayed the role of N in action, drama flick Hei ling guan.
- Jen Rainin, from 2009 sci-fi movie The Four Twenty-One, who characterized the Diane Boyd.
- Jen McPherson played central character of Jill in 2015 comedy, romance film S&M Sally.
- Jen Chang portrayed important character of N in 1977 drama, romance film Feng yu zhao yang.
- Jen Jaynes, from 2008 drama, romance movie Trinity, who characterized the Lucinda Reeves.
Lists having Jen
- Boys names beginning with J
- Girls names beginning with J
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- Girl names that starts with Jen
- Baby Names that mean White
- Baby Names that mean Wave
- Baby Names that mean Fair
- Baby Names that mean Smooth