Jenna
Encyclopedia
Jenna is a female given name
. In the Western world
it is a variation of Jennifer
or Genevieve
. Jennifer is of English
origin and means white. Jenna is also an Arabic name
meaning small bird.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. In the Western world
Western world
The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...
it is a variation of Jennifer
Jennifer (given name)
Jennifer is a female given name; it became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, meaning The White Fay or White Ghost...
or Genevieve
Genevieve (given name)
Genevieve is a female given name. It is of Germanic origin and it means woman of the race.-People with this name:* Genevieve, a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism* Geneviève Bujold , a Canadian actress...
. Jennifer is of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
origin and means white. Jenna is also an Arabic name
Arabic name
Long ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
meaning small bird.
Famous people
- Jenna BoydJenna BoydJenna Michelle Boyd is an American teen actress.-Life and career:Jenna Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career...
(born 1993), film actress - Jenna BushJenna BushJenna Welch Bush Hager , is the younger of the sororal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush. She and her sister, Barbara, were the first twin children of a U.S. President...
(born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush - Jenna-Anne BuysJenna-Anne BuysJenna-Anne Buys is South African figure skater. She is a multiple South African national champion.-Results:-External links:...
(born 1985), South African figure skater - Jenna DewanJenna DewanJenna Lee Dewan-Tatum , better known by her birth name Jenna Dewan, is an American actress, dancer, and former model.-Early life:...
(born 1980), film actress - Jenna ElfmanJenna ElfmanJennifer Mary "Jenna" Elfman is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg and as Billie on the short-lived CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose....
(born 1971), film actress - Jenna FischerJenna FischerRegina Marie "Jenna" Fischer is an American actress and director. She is most widely known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pam Halpert on the NBC situation comedy and mockumentary The Office, and has also appeared in several films, including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,...
(born 1974), TV actress - Jenna Hawkins (born 1919), mother of Laura Bush and grandmother of Jenna Bush
- Jenna HazeJenna HazeJenna Haze is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2001 at the age of 19. Between 2002 and 2005, she was a contract girl for the film company Jill Kelly Productions. During most of her time at the company, she performed exclusively with women, out of loyalty to...
(born 1982), porn actress - Jenna JamesonJenna JamesonJenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
(born 1974), former porn actress - Jenna JohnsonJenna JohnsonJenna Johnson is a former competitive swimmer from the United States who won three Olympic medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California: a gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay, a gold medal in the 4x100 medley relay, and a silver medal in the 100m butterfly...
(born 1967), competitive swimmer - Jenna LeeJenna LeeJennifer Anne "Jenna" Lee is an American journalist and anchor on the Fox News Channel, where she co-hosts Happening Now with Jon Scott...
(born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News - Jenna Leigh GreenJenna Leigh GreenJenna Leigh Green is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and on Broadway and on tour in the musical Wicked.-Early life and career:...
(born 1974), actress - Jenna LewisJenna LewisJenna Lewis was a contestant on Survivor: Borneo , finishing eighth, and Survivor: All-Stars , finishing third. She later gained further fame for her 2004 sex tape which circulated on the Internet....
(born 1977), contestant on Survivor Borneo - Jenna McCorkellJenna McCorkellJenna McCorkell is a British figure skater. She is the 2002–2004 & 2007–2010 British National Champion and a 2010 Olympian...
(born 1986), figure skater - Jenna MorascaJenna MorascaJenna Morasca is an American actress, former swimsuit model and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of Survivor: The Amazon and previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
(born 1981), winner of Survivor: The Amazon - Jenna PresleyJenna PresleyJenna Presley is an American hardcore pornographic actress from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. She started in the porn industry in 2005.- Biography :...
(born 1987), porn actress - Jenna SantoromitoJenna SantoromitoJenna Santoromito is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:*...
(born 1987), water polo player - Jenna von OÿJenna von OÿJenna von Oÿ is an American actress and country music singer best known for her roles as Six LeMeure on the NBC series Blossom, and Stevie van Lowe on the UPN sitcom The Parkers.-Early life and career:...
(born 1977), actress and country music singer - Jenna Ushkowitz (born April 28, 1986), stage and television actress and singer
Fictional characters
- Jenna AvidJenna AvidJenna Avid is a fictional character from the TV series Baywatch Hawaii. She was played by Krista Allen between 2000 and 2001.Jenna epitomizes the femme fatale. She is a highly selfish character and can be particular vindictive, especially to Sean whom she taunts throughout the series...
, Baywatch Hawaii character - Jenna, a character in the video game series Golden Sun
- Jenna, an animated character in the BaltoBalto (film)Balto is a 1995 American animated comedy-drama film directed by Simon Wells and produced by Amblimation, and the first of the overall trilogy. The film is based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped save children from the diphtheria epidemic in the 1925 serum run to Nome...
film series - Jenna StannisJenna StannisJenna Stannis is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series Blake's 7, played by Sally Knyvette. The role of Jenna Stannis has recently been revived in the Blake's 7 audio plays where she is played by Carrie Dobro....
, a character in the British science fiction television series Blake's 7 - Jenna, the leading character of the MagykMagykMagyk is a fantasy novel by Angie Sage. It is the first book in the projected seven-book Septimus Heap series. The sequel, Flyte was released in March 2006, Physik in March 2007, Queste in 2008, Syren in September 2009, and Darke in July 2011...
novel series by Angie Sage - Jenna MaroneyJenna MaroneyJenna Maroney is a fictional character on the American television series 30 Rock, played by Jane Krakowski.-Fictional biography:Jenna was born Ystrepa Grokovitz on February 24, 1969 and grew up in Bakersfield...
, 30 Rock character - Jenna Middleton, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jenna WadeJenna WadeJenna Wade Krebbs was a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played most notably by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley . The character of Jenna was briefly played by Morgan Fairchild in 1978 and Francine Tacker in 1980.Jenna was Bobby Ewing's first true love...
Marchetta Krebbs was a character on Dallas (TV series)Dallas (TV series)Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
from 1978 to 1988 - Jenna Sommers,a fictional character from the CW show,"The Vampire Diaries".