Jenna is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. In the
English-speaking world it is a variation of
Jenny, which is itself a
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
of
Jane,
Janet,
Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.
[Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. .]
Notable people
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Jenna Boyd
Jenna Michelle Boyd (born March 4, 1993) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress with roles in the 2003 films '' The Hunted'', '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' and '' The Missing'', and the 2005 film ''The Sisterho ...
(born 1993), film actress
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Jenna Bush (born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush
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Jenna-Anne Buys (born 1985), South African figure skater
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Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress
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Jenna Dewan (born 1980), film actress
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Jenna Elfman
Jennifer Mary Elfman (née Butala, born 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom ''Dharma & Greg'' (1997–2002), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Televisi ...
(born 1971), film actress
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Jenna Fife (born 1995), Scottish footballer
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Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American film and TV actress
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Jenna Haze (born 1982), porn actress
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Jenna Jameson (born 1974), former pornographic actress
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Jenna Johnson (born 1967), competitive swimmer
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Jenna Johnson (born 1994), professional dancer
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Jenna Lee (born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News
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Jenna Leigh Green (born 1974), actress
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Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist
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Jenna McCorkell (born 1986), figure skater
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Jenna McDougall (born 1992), Australian singer
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Jenna Morasca
Jenna Morasca is an American actress, former swimsuit model, professional wrestler and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of '' Survivor: The Amazon'' in 2003. In 2009, she worked for Total Nonstop Action ...
(born 1981), winner of ''Survivor: The Amazon'' and wrestler
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Jenna Marbles (born 1986), American entertainer
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Jenna Ortega (born 2002), American actress and model
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Jenna Presley (born 1987), American minister and former pornographic actress
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Jenna Rose (born 1998), American singer
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Jenna Russell (born 1967), English actress
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Jenna Santoromito (born 1987), water polo player
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Jenna Ushkowitz
Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz (; born April 28, 1986) (born Min Ji []) is a South Korean-born American actress, singer, producer and podcast host. She is known for her performances in Broadway musicals such as ''The King and I'' and '' Waitress (musical ...
(born 1986), Korean-American adoptee, actress, singer, dancer, producer and podcast host
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Jenna von Oÿ (born 1977), actress and country singer
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Jenna Welch
Laura Lane Welch Bush (''née'' Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. ...
(1919-2019), mother of Laura Bush and grandmother of Jenna Bush
Fictional characters
* Jenna in the animated ''
Balto'' film series
* Jenna in the
video game series ''Golden Sun''
* Jenna, the leading character of the ''
Magyk'' novel series by Angie Sage
* Jenna Ashby, one of three main female characters, in 2011 novel
''Wither''
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Jenna Avid in ''Baywatch Hawaii''
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Jenna Hamilton, central character in ''Awkward'', a teen television series
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Jenna Maroney in television series ''30 Rock''
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Jenna Marshall,
character from ''Pretty Little Liars''
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Jenna Middleton in television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Jenna Morgan in the TV series ''
Arthur''
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Jenna Rink in the movie ''
13 going on 30
''13 Going on 30'' (released as ''Suddenly 30'' in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. It follows a 13-year-old girl in ...
'' played by Jennifer Garner
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Jenna Sommers in television series ''The Vampire Diaries''
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Jenna Stannis in the British science fiction television series ''
Blake's 7''
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Jenna Wade in
''Dallas'' (1978 TV series)
* Jenna Whitehall, a character in the 2012 movie ''
We'll Meet Again''
Music
* ''
Jenna
Jenna is a female given name. In the English-speaking world it is a variation of Jenny, which is itself a diminutive of Jane, Janet, Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Pre ...
'', 1989 album by Gerald Wilson
See also
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Janna (disambiguation)
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Jena (framework), open source software project
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Jena (given name)
Jena is a female given name of Arabic language, Arabic origin, meaning ''small bird''.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
Famous people
*Jena Friedman (born 1983), American comedian
*Jena Irene, Americ ...
References
English feminine given names
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