Jenna is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. In the

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it is a variation of

Jenny Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (elephant), a female elephant in the German Army in Worl ...

, which is itself a

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

of Jane,

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psychologist and psychotherapist * Maur ...

Jennifer Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer *Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and televisi ...

and is often used as a name in its own right.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. .

Notable people

Jenna Boyd Jenna Boyd is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress with roles in the 2003 films '' The Hunted'', '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' and '' The Missing'', and the 2005 film ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''. O ...

(born 1993), American actress * Jenna Buglioni (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jenna Bush Jenna Welch Bush Hager (née Bush; born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the host of '' Today with Jenna & Friends'', the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program, ''Today.'' Hager and her frater ...

(born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush *

Jenna-Anne Buys Jenna-Anne Buys (born 22 November 1985 in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South A ...

(born 1985), South African figure skater * Jenna Clark (born 2001), Scottish footballer *

Jenna Coleman Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986) is an English actress. She began her television career by playing Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2005 to 2009, followed by a recurring role in the BBC school-based drama series ''Wat ...

(born 1986), English actress *

Jenna Dewan Jenna Lee Dewan (; born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her r ...

(born 1980), American actress and dancer *

Jenna Elfman Jenna Elfman (née Butala, born September 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Dharma on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Dharma & Greg'' (1997–2002), for which she received the Golden Glob ...

(born 1971), American actress and producer *

Jenna Ezarik Justine Ezarik ( ; born March 20, 1984) is an American YouTuber. She is best known as iJustine, with over one billion views on her YouTube channel. She gained attention as a lifecaster who communicated directly with her millions of viewers on ...

(born 1989), American YouTuber and Twitch Streamer * Jenna Fife (born 1995), Scottish footballer *

Jenna Fischer Regina Marie Kirk ( Fischer; born March 7, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013), for which she was nominated for the P ...

(born 1974), American actress *

Jenna Haze Jenna Haze (born 1982) is an American former pornographic film actress. Haze has won numerous pornographic industry awards, including the 2003 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2009 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year, making her t ...

(born 1982), former pornographic actress *

Jenna Jameson Jenna Marie Massoli (born April 9, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Jameson (), is an American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former pornographic film actress. She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainm ...

(born 1974), former pornographic actress *

Jenna Johnson Jenna Leigh Johnson (born September 11, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. As a 16-year-old, Johnson represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She won three me ...

(born 1967), competitive swimmer *

(born 1994), professional dancer *

Jenna Lee Jennifer Anne "Jenna" Lee (born ) is an American journalist and former anchor on Fox News, where she co-hosted '' Happening Now'' with Jon Scott. Lee had previously co-anchored Fox Business' early-morning business news program, ''Fox Business ...

(born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News *

Jenna Leigh Green Jenna Leigh Green is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', as well as for roles on tour in the musical ''Wicked'' and later in the Broadway product ...

(born 1974), American actress and singer *

Jenna Lester Jenna Lester is an American dermatologist and faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Lester founded the UCSF Skin of Color Clinic, where she is the director. The clinic looks to address health disparities by provid ...

(born 1989), American dermatologist *

Jenna Marbles Jenna Nicole Mourey (born September 15, 1986), better known as Jenna Marbles, is an American former YouTuber. Over the span of ten years, her YouTube channel has accumulated approximately 1.8 billion video views and, at its peak, over 20 million ...

(born 1986), American entertainer *

Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell (born 15 September 1986) is a former figure skater from Northern Ireland. She is an eleven-time British national champion (2003–05; 2007–14) and won seven senior international medals, including gold at the Ondrej Nepela Me ...

(born 1986), former figure skater *

Jenna McDougall Tonight Alive are an Australian rock band from Sydney. For the majority of the band's career, the line-up consisted of lead vocalist Jenna McDougall, guitarists Jake Hardy and Whakaio Taahi, bassist Cameron Adler, and drummer Matty Best. Formed ...

(born 1992), Australian singer *

Jenna Morasca Jenna Morasca (born February 15, 1981) is an American actress, former swimsuit model, professional wrestler and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of '' Survivor: The Amazon'' in 2003. In 2009, she worked ...

(born 1981), winner of ''Survivor: The Amazon'' and wrestler *

Jenna Ortega Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane Villanueva, Jane in The CW comedy-drama series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014� ...

(born 2002), American actress and model *

Jenna Presley Brittni De La Mora (; born 1987), known professionally as Jenna Presley, is an American former pornographic film actress. After leaving the pornographic film industry in 2012, she became an evangelical Christian preacher in San Diego. Pornograp ...

(born 1987), American minister and former pornographic actress *

Jenna Raunio Jenna Raunio (born 24 September 2006) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman for HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of Sweden women's national ice hockey team. Playing career Raunio made her SDHL debut for HV71 during the 2 ...

(born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player *

Jenna Rose Jenna Rose Swerdlow (born September 28, 1998), known professionally as Jenna Rose, is an American pop singer who gained media attention with her single "My Jeans." Background Swerdlow was born on September 28, 1998, in Long Island, New York. ...

(born 1998), American singer *

Jenna Russell Jenna Russell (born 5 October 1967) is an English actress and singer. She has appeared on the stage in London in both musicals and dramas, as well as appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a maj ...

(born 1967), English actress * Jenna Santoromito (born 1987), Australian water polo player *

Jenna Ushkowitz Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz (; born April 28, 1986), Korean given name Min Ji (), is an American actress, singer, producer and podcast host. She is known for her performances in Broadway musicals such as ''The King and I'' and ''Waitress'' and in th ...

(born 1986), Korean-American adoptee, actress, singer, dancer, producer and podcast host *

Jenna von Oÿ Jenna von Oÿ (born Jennifer Jean von Oy; May 2, 1977) is an American actress. She played the role of Six LeMeure in the 1990–1995 sitcom ''Blossom'' and Stevie Van Lowe in the 1999–2004 sitcom ''The Parkers''. Early life and career Bo ...

(born 1977), actress and country singer * Jenna Welch (1919-2019), mother of Laura Bush and grandmother of Jenna Bush

Fictional characters

* Jenna in the animated ''

Balto Balto ( – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog bred by musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala. Balto achieved fame when he was reported to have led a team of sled dogs driven by Gunnar Kaasen on the final leg of the 1925 serum r ...

'' film series * Jenna in the video game series ''Golden Sun'' * Jenna, the leading character of the ''

Magyk ''Magyk'' (an archaic spelling of "Magic") is a fantasy novel written by English author Angie Sage. It is the first book in the seven-book ''Septimus Heap'' series. The sequel, '' Flyte'' was released in March 2006, ''Physik'' in March 2007, ' ...

'' novel series by Angie Sage * Jenna Ashby, one of three main female characters, in the novel '' Wither'' (2012) * Jenna Avid in the spin-off series ''Baywatch: Hawaii'' *

Jenna Hamilton Jenna Hamilton is a fictional character from the teen comedy-drama television series '' Awkward.'', which aired on MTV in the United States. The character was created by series' producer Lauren Iungerich, and is portrayed by Ashley Rickards. She ...

, central character in ''Awkward'', a teen television series *

Jenna Maroney Jenna Maroney (born Yustrepa Gronkowitz; February 24, 1969) is a fictional character on the American television series ''30 Rock'', played by Jane Krakowski. For her portrayal of Maroney, Krakowski was nominated four times for the Primetime E ...

in the television series ''30 Rock'' *

Jenna Marshall Jenna Marshall is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King for the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and portrayed by Tammin Sursok. The character is based on Jenna Cavanaugh, who was created by Sara ...

in the television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' *

Jenna Middleton '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the '' Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit H ...

in the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Jenna Morgan in the television series ''

Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

'' * Jenna Rink in the movie ''

13 Going on 30 ''13 Going on 30'' (released as ''Suddenly 30'' in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, and produced by ...

'' (2004) played by

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company ...

* Jenna Sommers in the television series ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' *

Jenna Stannis This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recrea ...

in the British science fiction television series ''

Blake's 7 ''Blake's 7'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, prod ...

'' *

Jenna Wade Jenna Krebbs nee Wade is a fictional character on the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played, most notably, by Priscilla Presley from 1983 to 1988. Jenna was also briefly played by Morgan Fairchild in 1978 and Francine Tacker in 1 ...

in ''

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

'' * Jenna Whitehall in the movie ''

We'll Meet Again "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, resonating with ...

'' (2012)

Music

* ''

Jenna Jenna is a female given name. In the English-speaking world it is a variation of Jenny, which is itself a diminutive of Jane, Janet, Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth ...

'', 1989 album by Gerald Wilson

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