jentry as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of jentry

What is the meaning of the name jentry ?

The baby name jentry is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛntri/ (JEN-tree).

jentry is in Origin.

An American respelling of Gentry, Jentry stems from the English surname denoting the social class of landowning gentlefolk. The word entered Middle English from Old French genterie, built on gentil and ultimately Latin gentilis, conveying “of noble birth” and “courteous.” As a given name it therefore carries meanings like “noble,” “refined,” or “of the gentry.”

Adopted in the United States through the broader surname-as-first-name trend, Gentry has appeared for boys since the late 1800s and broadened to girls in the late twentieth century; Jentry emerged later as a streamlined, modern-looking variant. Usage is rare but unisex, with pockets of popularity in the American West and South. Related spellings include Gentry, Jentri, and Gentri, while cognate ideas appear in French names rooted in gentil. The typical pronunciation is JEN-tree.

⚙ jentry is extremely rare. Across 5 countries, we found just 12 recorded uses of it.