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 [ 2 syll. jen-sen, je-ns-en ] The boy name Jensen is pronounced JHEHNSahN KEY. Jensen is of Scandinavian and Hebrew origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and Scandinavian languages. From Scandinavian and Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'son of Jens' - in this context, Jensen is usually used in the English language. The first name is derived from the Danish and Norwegian surname. Jensen is a Scandinavian variation of Johnson (English). See also the related forms, Janson (English and Scandinavian) and Jens (German and Scandinavian). Jensen is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s. Its usage peaked recently in 2008 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Jensen. It ranked at #999 then. Among all boy names in its group, Jensen was the most popular in 2008. Jensen has also been used as a girl name. Baby names that sound like Jensen include Jameson (English), Janson (English and Scandinavian), Janssen (Scandinavian), Jenkin (English), Johnson (English), Jonson (English), Gentian (Albanian), Jamieson (English), and Jamison (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Jensen: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
