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in reply to a message by beata
hi my name's Jenna, too. So far the most interesting meaning I've found was that the name's Arabic and means Little Bird. Other than that its Welsh meaning white, fair.
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Er, it actually goes like this
First Derivation:
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jennifer -> Guinevere -> Gwenhwyfar ("fair, smooth"/"white, smooth"
Second Derivation:
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jane -> Jehanne -> Johannes -> Ioannes -> Yochanan -> Yehochanan ("Yahweh is gracious")
Yahweh may have been based off of an old Semitic word meaning "to be" or "to become".
Miranda
First Derivation:
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jennifer -> Guinevere -> Gwenhwyfar ("fair, smooth"/"white, smooth"
Second Derivation:
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jane -> Jehanne -> Johannes -> Ioannes -> Yochanan -> Yehochanan ("Yahweh is gracious")
Yahweh may have been based off of an old Semitic word meaning "to be" or "to become".
Miranda
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Yes, correct. I skipped a few names to keep my post from being utterly boring, but I didn't think of planning it out like you did. *laughs full-heartly*
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Jenna to Gwenhwyfar
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jennifer -> Guinevere -> Gwenhwyfar
Jenny today is used as a pet form of Jennifer, hence ultimately deriving from Gwenhwyfar.
Jenny used to be a nn of Jane (a feminine form of John, of course), and still is, I suppose. But today's Jennys are much more likely to derive from Jennifer.
Though I'm still confused as to why Jessica said John meant "Yahweh", forgetting the "is gracious" part. (No offence Jessica!)
Miranda
Jenna -> Jenny -> Jennifer -> Guinevere -> Gwenhwyfar
Jenny today is used as a pet form of Jennifer, hence ultimately deriving from Gwenhwyfar.
Jenny used to be a nn of Jane (a feminine form of John, of course), and still is, I suppose. But today's Jennys are much more likely to derive from Jennifer.
Though I'm still confused as to why Jessica said John meant "Yahweh", forgetting the "is gracious" part. (No offence Jessica!)
Miranda
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Each of the names kept saying they were derived from this name and each related to another. I just kept clicking the links. Sorry for all the confusion I've created. ^_^;
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