Jen - Meaning of Jen

What does Jen mean?

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Jen

[ 1 syll. jen, je-n ] The baby girl name Jen is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as JHehN †. Jen has its origins in the Old Welsh, Celtic, Hebrew, and Latin languages. It is used largely in English.

Jen is a contracted form (English) of the English and German Jennifer.

Jen is also a contracted form (English) of the English and German Jenny.

See also the related categories, english, hebrew, latin, celtic, and welsh.

Jen is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Jen, Jennifer was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Jen include Jenn, Jenne, Gen, Genae, Genn, Jaane, Jahne, Jain, Jaine, Jam, Jan, Jane, Jasme, Jawn, Jayne, Jazzmynn, Jean, Jeane, Jeann, and Jeanne.

† Pronunciation for Jen: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"