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Jente
OriginDutch diminutive of Johannes, Hebrew
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy & girl
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GirlsUnranked
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About Jente
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.
Jente for girls
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 Fiddler on the Roof.
Pronounced YEN-tuh.
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