Jenni

Jenni Meaning & Origin

About Jenni
The surname Jenni is of Swiss-German origin and is derived from the given name Johannes, which is the German form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Johannes. The name Johannes itself has biblical origins and means "God is gracious" or "Yahweh is gracious." Therefore, the surname Jenni can be interpreted to mean "son of Johannes" or "descendant of Johannes."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jenni: 174
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103181
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jenni 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 Jenni is not currently available.

Pronunciation

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

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jenni in Braille

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

The name Jenni in braille

How to sign the name Jenni using Sign Language

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

The name Jenni in sign language

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