Jeney

Jeney Meaning & Origin

About Jeney
The surname Jeney is of Hungarian origin and is derived from the given name János, which is the Hungarian form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named János. The name János itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Jeney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of János" or "son of János."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jeney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jeney: 127
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 133,048
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jeney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Jeney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JN
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/jeney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JN', 'AN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jeney in Braille

Here's how to represent Jeney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jeney in braille

How to sign the name Jeney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jeney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jeney in sign language

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