Given name
Jěnek
“God is gracious”
Jěnek is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jěnek is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jěnek is a diminutive of Jan. Jan comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old Czech usage, Jěnek is a diminutive of Jan.
Jěnek’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Jěnek is a diminutive of Jan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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
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Jeram
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85% boys · 15% girls
Jerram
“one who is exalted by the Lord” · “appointed by God”
>99% boys
Jérémie
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Jehiah
“Yah lives”
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Jemmimah
“dove” · “horn of eyepaint”
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Jabesh
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>99% boys