Given name & surname · Greek
Τζένη
“of the race of women; the white wave”·“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”·“God is gracious”
Τζένη (Tzéni) is a feminine given name. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Jenny.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Τζένη is Jenny written in the Greek alphabet. In English use, Jenny is a nickname for Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.” In English use, Jenny is a short form of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.” In Swedish use, Jenny is a diminutive of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” In Swedish use, Jenny is a diminutive of Eugenia. In Greek use, Eugenia carries the interpretation “a wellborn woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Τζένη is a diminutive of Ευγενία. Ευγενία comes from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Greek usage, Τζένη is a diminutive of Ευγενία.
Τζένη’s family of names
In Greek usage, Τζένη is a diminutive of Ευγενία. In Greek usage, Τζένη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Tzéni. In Greek usage, Τζένη has a transliteration in Tzéni.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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