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Genna

Genna proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun (1)

Genna

  1. A female given name.
    • Genna Buch Gurkoff, the daughter of Stevi T. Gurkoff and Jon B. Gurkoff of North Caldwell, N.J., was married Saturday evening to David Scott Farber, the son of Barry A. Farber of Mamaroneck, N.Y., and the late April Farber.2009 March 29, “Genna Gurkoff, David Farber”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2014
    • Genna Elizabeth Blackman was married Saturday to Seth Daniel Chernin in Newport, R.I.2013 June 30, “Genna Blackman, Seth Chernin”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2013

Proper noun (2)

Genna (plural Gennas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Genna

pluralGennas

Origin of Genna

A variant of Jenna with the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.

From Italian Genna, a topographic name from Arabic جَنَّة (janna, “garden”).

Questions about Genna

What does Genna mean?
Genna means a female given name.
What part of speech is Genna?
Genna is a proper noun.

Words near Genna in the dictionary

  1. genlockers
  2. genlocking
  3. genlocks
  4. genls
  5. genmaicha
  6. Genna
  7. Gennady
  8. gennaker
  9. gennakers
  10. Gennaro
  11. Gennaros

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