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Jenson is an English language

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...

patronymic

Patronymic

A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...

surname

Surname

A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

meaning "son of Jens
Jens
Jens may refer to:*Jens , a Danish and Frisian derivative of Johannes*Salome Jens, actress*Jens, Switzerland, a municipality*Jens Bergensten , a Swedish game developer for Mojang AB*Jens Lekman, a Swedish musician...

". The prefix "Jens-" is a Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

and Frisian derivative of Johannes

Johannes

Johannes is the Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name Ιωάννης , itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany...

. Jenson is rarely used as a given name

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...

. There are alternate spellings, including the Danish variant, Jensen, and the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

variant, Jenssen

Jenssen

Jenssen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jens". The prefix "Jens-" is a Danish and Frisian derivative of Johannes. There are alternate spellings, including the Danish Jensen, the English language Jenson, and the Belgian/Dutch language Janson. Jenssen is uncommon as a given name...

. People with the name Jenson include:

Surname

Dan Jenson
Dan Jenson
Dan Jenson is a professional squash player from Australia. He joined the professional tour in 1993, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 1999...

(b. 1975), Australian professional squash player
Nicolas Jenson
Nicolas Jenson
Nicolas Jenson was a French engraver, pioneer printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice. Jenson acted as Master of the French Royal Mint at Tours, and is accredited with being the creator of the first model roman type...

(1420–1480), French engraver, pioneer printer and typographer
Robert Jenson
Robert Jenson
Robert W. Jenson is a leading American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian.-Student years:Jenson studied classics and philosophy at Luther College in the late 1940s, before beginning theological studies at Luther Seminary in 1951. Due to a car accident he missed most of his first-year seminary...

, American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson was a Canadian-born actor.Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child. He joined the U.S. Navy and then graduated from UCLA...

(1927–2007), Canadian actor and footballer; father of Sasha Jenson
Sasha Jenson
Sasha Jenson
Sasha Jenson is an American film and television actor known for his role in the 1993 hit film Dazed and Confused. He is also known for his role in the 1988 horror movie Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and for having a role in the 1992 hit movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His most recent...

, American film and television actor; son of Roy Jenson
Vicky Jenson
Vicky Jenson
Victoria "Vicky" Jenson is an animation director at DreamWorks Animation and Disney, most notable for having co-directed Shrek, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature....

, American animator

Given name

Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...

(b. 1980), English Formula One racing driver and 2009 Formula One World Champion

Surname

Given name

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