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