Jenna
English, diminutive of Jennifer
"white shadow, white wave"Jenna Origin and Meaning
The name Jenna is a girl's name of English, Welsh origin meaning "white shadow, white wave".
Jenna was first noted on the 1980s TV series Dallas, later associated with one of the First Twin Daughters. Jenna is still being used, but no longer feels much fresher than Jennifer. You can also spell it Jena, but then many people will pronounce it jeen-a, as in Gina.
# 442 in the US
Jenna Rank in US Top 2000
Jenna Popularity
- 442US2019
- 641Nameberry2020
- 709England2019
- 169Netherlands2015
- 354Germany2016
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Famous People Named Jenna
- Jennifer Mary "Jenna" ElfmanAmerican actress
- Regina Marie "Jenna" FischerAmerican actress
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- Jenna Marie JamesonAmerican adult film actress
- Jenna Welch Bush Hagerdaughter of U.S. President George W. Bush
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Jenna in Pop Culture
- Jenna Hamiltonmain character on MTV's "Awkward"
- Jenna Wadecharacter on TV's "Dallas"
- Jenna Cavanaugh Marshallcharacter on TV's "Pretty Little Liars "
- Jenna Maroneycharacter on TV's "30 Rock"
- Jenna AshbyCharacter in The Chemical Gardens Trilogy by Lauren DeStefano
- Jenna the Angelcharacter in movie "Little Nicky"
- Jenna Sommerscharacter in The Vampire Diaries series
- Jenna Darabondcharacter in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
- Jenna Dapananiancharacter in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
- Jenna Betancourtcharacter in "The Purge"
- Jennacharacter in video game series Golden Sun
- Jennadog in the Balto movies
- Jennacharacter in the Magyk novel series by Angie Sage
- Jenna Middletoncharacter on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Jenna Morgancharacter on animated series "Arthur"
- Jenna Avidcharacter on TV's "Baywatch: Hawaii"
- 'The Adoration of Jenna Fox" novel by Mary E. Pearson
- Jenna Rinkmain character in the movie "13 Going on 30"
- Jenna Heapcharacter in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
- Jennacharacter in musical "Waitress"