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 [ 2 syll. je-na, jen-a ] The girl name Jena is pronounced JHIYNah KEY. Jena's language of origin is Sanskrit, and it is predominantly used in the Polish, Indian, and English languages. The name is of the meaning 'patience'. Jena is a pet form (English) of the English and German Jennifer. Jena is also a variant form (Polish) of the English and Scottish Jean. Jena is also a variant form of the English and German Jenna. Jena is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1986 with 0.034% of baby girls being given the name Jena. Its ranking then was #375. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is currently used only on a very light scale. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Jena, the English and German Jennifer was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Jena include the English Jeana, the English, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German Gina, the English Jacqueine, the Iranian Jahan, the English Jahna, the English Jaimie, the English and Polish Jama, the English Jamay, the English Jame, the English Jamey, the English Jami, the English Jamie, the English Jamii, the English Jammie, the English Jamy, the English Jamye, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Slavic, and Latvian Jana, the English Janae, the Arabic Janan, and the English Janay. KEY: Pronunciation for Jena: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
