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The baby name Jenet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-et (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnət/).

Jenet is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: JEN-et (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnət/)

What is the meaning of the name Jenet ?

The baby name Jenet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-et (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnət/).

Jenet is English in Origin.

Jenet is a medieval English and Scots spelling of Janet, itself a diminutive of Jane/Jean. These trace to Old French Jeanne (from Latin Johanna), ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious” or “God is gracious.” The form aligns with French Jeanette/Jeannette, sharing the same devotional meaning; despite sounding like “jennet,” the small Spanish horse, the given name is etymologically unrelated.

Parish registers and legal records from the 14th to 17th centuries in England and Lowland Scotland document Jenet/Jennet as a common female given name, later standardizing to Janet in modern English. Today Jenet reads as a rare, vintage variant. Close variants and cognates include Janet, Janette, Janett, Jenette, Jennette, Jeanette, Jeannette; related forms are Jane, Jeanne, Joan, and the Gaelic Sìne/Sheena and Irish Sinéad. Diminutives and nicknames include Jen, Jenny, and Nettie.

Jenet has the following similar or variant Names

Jenet – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
NA Girls 0 #214 11 7,146
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #243 6 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
GH Girls 0 #299 26 6,973
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
QA Girls 0 #335 9 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PH Girls 0 #380 11 13,098
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
KW Girls 0 #492 24 19,177
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
CM Girls 0 #517 24 11,671
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
AE Girls 0 #535 19 20,968
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
IN Girls 0 #619 13 13,121
IL Girls 0 #640 6 11,648
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
NG Girls 0 #672 116 15,093
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
SA Girls 0 #895 41 25,931
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
NL Girls 0 #939 17 5,933
MY Girls 0 #963 32 24,821
NG Boys 0 #995 7 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #1,012 130 25,928
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,420 27 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,686 6 28,008

Jenet is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Jenet

Jenet is predominantly a girl's name.
Jenet is a 2 syllable name, pronounced JEN-et (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnət/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Janet, Janette, Jeanet, Jeannette, Jennet and Jennette.
Across languages, Jenet has these equivalents: Jane (English), Jeanne (French), Joan / Joanne (English), Joanna (English/Greek), Giovanna / Gianna (Italian), and 4 more.