Jenna is a female

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. In the

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it is a variation of

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, which is itself a

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Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

, Janet,

Jennifer Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and tele ...

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

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 *

Jenna Bush Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of ''Today with Hoda & Jenna'', the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program ''Today.'' Hager and her fraternal twin sist ...

(born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush *

Jenna-Anne Buys Jenna-Anne Buys (born 22 November 1985 in Johannesburg) is South African former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time South African national champion and qualified to the free skate at three Four Continents Championships The Fou ...

(born 1985), South African figure skater *

Jenna Coleman Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986), known professionally as Jenna Coleman, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Clara Oswald in the science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', Qu ...

(born 1986), English actress * Jenna Dewan (born 1980), film actress *

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 *

Jenna Fife Jenna Josephine Fife (born 1 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rangers W.F.C. in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and for the Scotland national team. Fife's career began at Murieston United, and s ...

(born 1995), Scottish footballer * Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American film and TV actress *

Jenna Haze Jenna Haze (born February 22, 1982) is an American director, model, and former pornographic actress. Haze has won numerous pornographic industry awards, including the 2003 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2009 AVN Award for Female Perfor ...

(born 1982), porn actress * Jenna Jameson (born 1974), former pornographic actress *

Jenna Johnson Jenna Leigh Johnson (born September 11, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. As a 16-year-old, Johnson represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She won three m ...

(born 1967), competitive swimmer *

(born 1994), professional dancer *

Jenna Lee Jennifer Anne "Jenna" Lee (born ) is an American journalist and former anchor on the Fox News, where she co-hosted ''Happening Now'' with Jon Scott. Lee had previously co-anchored Fox Business' early-morning business news program, ''Fox Busine ...

(born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News *

Jenna Leigh Green Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', as well as for roles on tour in the musical ''Wicked'' and later i ...

(born 1974), actress * Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist *

Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell (born 15 September 1986) is a former figure skater from Northern Ireland. She is an eleven-time British national champion (2003–05; 2007–14) and won seven senior international medals, including gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memor ...

(born 1986), figure skater *

Jenna McDougall Tonight Alive are an Australian rock band from Sydney. As of 2018, the band consists of lead vocalist Jenna McDougall, guitarist Jake Hardy, bassist Cameron Adler, and drummer Matty Best. Formed in 2008 by Hardy, Adler and Whakaio Taahi, soon ...

(born 1992), Australian singer *

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 *

Jenna Marbles Jenna Nicole Mourey (born September 15, 1986), better known as Jenna Marbles, is an American former YouTuber. Over the span of ten years, her YouTube channel has accumulated approximately 1.7 billion video views and over 20 million subscribers. ...

(born 1986), American entertainer *

Jenna Ortega Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, receiving recognition for her role as young Jane in The CW comedy-drama series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019). Her breakthrough ro ...

(born 2002), American actress and model *

Jenna Presley Brittni De La Mora (née Ruiz), known professionally as Jenna Presley, is an American former pornographic film actress. Career While in college and working at a Santa Barbara strip club, a few producers asked Presley if she was interested in ma ...

(born 1987), American minister and former pornographic actress *

Jenna Rose Jenna Rose Swerdlow (born ), best known as Jenna Rose, is an American pop singer who gained media attention with her single "My Jeans". After the video became popular on YouTube and received 14 million views, Swerdlow is considered a semi-" vir ...

(born 1998), American singer * Jenna Russell (born 1967), English actress *

Jenna Santoromito Jenna Santoromito (born 21 January 1987 in Sydney) is an Australian former water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. See also * List of Olympic ...

(born 1987), water polo player *

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 *

Jenna von Oÿ Jennifer Jean "Jenna" von Oÿ (born May 2, 1977) is an American actress, singer and author. She played the role of Dorothy "Six" LeMeure in the NBC sitcom '' Blossom'' and Stevie Van Lowe in the UPN sitcom ''The Parkers'', the spin-off series ...

(born 1977), actress and country singer *

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'' * Jenna Avid in ''Baywatch Hawaii'' *

Jenna Hamilton Jenna Hamilton is a fictional character from the teen comedy-drama television series '' Awkward.'', which aired on MTV in the United States. The character was created by series' producer Lauren Iungerich, and is portrayed by Ashley Rickards. S ...

, central character in ''Awkward'', a teen television series * Jenna Maroney in television series ''30 Rock'' *

Jenna Marshall Jenna Marshall is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King for the Freeform television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and portrayed by Tammin Sursok. Based on the character Jenna Cavanaugh by Sara Shepard from the book series. Although i ...

, character from ''Pretty Little Liars'' *

Jenna Middleton ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

in television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Jenna Morgan This is a list of characters featured in the PBS Kids television show ''Arthur (TV series), Arthur'', which is based on the book series by Marc Brown (author), Marc Brown. Arthur Read, Arthur, the title character, is the chief protagonist in th ...

in the TV series '' Arthur'' *

Jenna Rink ''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 ...

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 *

Jenna Sommers ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's no ...

in television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' * Jenna Stannis in the British science fiction television series '' Blake's 7'' *

Jenna Wade Jenna Krebbs (maiden name Wade; formerly Marchetta) is a fictional character on the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played, most notably, by Priscilla Presley from 1983 to 1988. Jenna was also briefly played by Morgan Fairchild in 19 ...

in ''Dallas'' (1978 TV series) * Jenna Whitehall, a character in the 2012 movie '' We'll Meet Again''

Music

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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

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