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Jenkins (name)
Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch language, Dutch or Danish language, Danish origin (''-kijn''), which then gained a certain popularity in England. History As a forename John, followed by kin/ken meaning 'little', Germanic umlaut#I-mutation in Old English, gave Jenkin or Jenken. The first use of the name "Jenkins" or "Jenkens" in England occurred as early as 1086 as a diminutive of the English form of John (given name), ''John''.About the Jenkins' Family Name: http://www.djenkins.org/blog/?page_id=45 It was often translated (Diminutive#English, a loan word) from the Flemish/French as "John the younger" or seen as "John Jenken" and incorrectly, but frequently referred to as "Little John". The non-diminutive Jehan/Jehannes (pronounced "Jo-han/Jon-han-es") was also translated into English as John. When Jen/Jean and Jehan/Jehannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkin
Jenkin, of Franconian origin, is translated in English as "Little John" or more literally "John the little". Forename history Jen/Jean (pronounced "Jon") being a diminutive of Jehan/Jehannes* (John/Johan*) followed by kin/ken meaning little creating Jenkin or Jenken. *(Referred to as Johannes in the Latin and Germanic referring to the Bible name John.) The name "Jenkin" or "Jenken" first use in England is seen as early as 1086 as a diminutive of the English form of John. It was often translated from the Dutch/French as "John the younger" or seen as "John Jenken". The non-diminutive Jehan/Jehannes (pronounced "Jo-han/Jo-han-nes") was also translated into English as John. When Jen/Jean is present, usually given to a younger child, Jehan/Jehannes is listed as "John the elder" but, never translated as "Big John". Confusion can arise when the sire is listed as John, a son is John (the elder) and another son is John (the younger). Today, in English the term John, Senior is used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean (female Given Name)
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and derives from the Old French ''Jehanne'', which is derived from the Latin name ''Johannes'', itself from the Koine Greek name ''Ioannes'' (Ιωαννης), ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' (יוֹחָנָן), a short form of the name ''Yehochanan'' (יְהוֹחָנָן), meaning "YHWH/Yahweh is Gracious". Famous people with the given name Jean: Notable people *Jean Acker (1893–1978), American silent film actress *Jean Adam (1704–1765), Scottish poet and songwriter *Jean Adamson (born 1928), English children's writer and illustrator *Jean Alexander (1926–2016), English television actress *Jean Anderson (1907–2001), English actress *Jean Appleton (1911–2003), Australian painter, art teacher and printmaker * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People With Surname Jenkins
This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins. * See Jenkins (name) for the etymology of related first and last names. Real people The following is a list of real people surnamed Jenkins. A *Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing car driver * Al Jenkins (other), several people *Alan Jenkins (engineer) (born 1947), English automotive engineer and designer *Alan Jenkins (poet) (born 1955), English poet *Albert Jenkins (footballer) (1865−1940), English footballer who formed Doncaster Rovers in 1879. * Albert Jenkins (rugby union) (1895–1953), Welsh international rugby union player *Albert G. Jenkins (1830–1864), American soldier and politician *Allan Jenkins (footballer) (born 1981), Scottish footballer *Allen Jenkins (1900–1974), American actor and singer * Austin Jenkins (born 1989), American professional wrestler better known as Adam Cole B *Barbara Jenkins, Trinidadian writer * Bert Jenkins (1885–1943), Welsh rugby league and rugby union footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
