The name Jente is a girl's name of Dutch, Yiddish origin meaning "God is gracious; noble, aristocratic".

A jaunty yet gentle diminutive of Johanna, Jente is popular for girls in The Netherlands where it ranks in the Top 300. It is also used as a diminutive of Johannes, and as a German-Yiddish form of Yente, whose more literal meaning is "aristocratic" but means "gossiper" more culturally, owing to its association with a gossipy character in the musical  <em>Fiddler on the Roof</em>.

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The name Jente is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "God is gracious".

Friendly in feel, Jente is a Dutch diminutive of Johannes, familiar in the Netherlands and Belgium. While it is currently more popular for girls, it did appear in the Dutch Top 500  back in the 2000s.

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