Gena - Meaning of Gena

What does Gena mean?

[ 2 syll. ge-na, gen-a ] The baby girl name Gena is pronounced JH-IYNaa or Z-eh-NAA †. Gena has its origins in the Germanic, Celtic, and Native American languages. It is used largely in English and French.

Gena is a derivative of the English Geneva.

Gena is also a derivative (English) of the English, French, and German Genevieve.

Gena is also a spelling variant (English and French) of the Italian, English, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German Gina.

Gena is also a derivative of the English Magena.

See also the related categories, english, celtic, french, and american.

Gena is rare as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1968, 0.029% of baby girls were named Gena. It was #419 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly related to Gena, Genevieve was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Gena include Gina, Gemme, Gemmy, Gemy, Genai, Geneen, Geneene, Genie, Genine, Genna, Genni, Gennie, Genny, Gezane, Gian, Giana, Gianna, Giannee, Giannie, and Giannine.

† Pronunciation for Gena: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

A famous person named Gena is Gena Lee Nolin, Actress, born 29 November 1971, Duluth, Minnesota.



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