Given name

Jéňa

“God is gracious”

In Czech use, Jéňa is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Czech use, Jéňa is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Jéňa is a diminutive of Jan. Jan comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

In Czech usage, Jéňa is a diminutive of Jan.

Jéňa’s family of names

In Czech usage, Jéňa is a diminutive of Jan.

Walk Jéňa’s family in the name graph

JéňaJenaJan

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Jéňa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Jehiah

“Yah lives”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Jeram

“one who is exalted by the Lord”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Jerram

“one who is exalted by the Lord” · “appointed by God”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Jemmimah

“dove” · “horn of eyepaint”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Jebus

“trodden underfoot” · “he will trample down”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Jedadiyah

“one who is loved by God”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Jetheth

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Jackobina

“she who supplants”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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