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Jenns

Jenns proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Jenns

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Jenns

From the medieval male given name Jan, variant of John, + the patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Jenns

What does Jenns mean?
Jenns means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Jenns?
Jenns is a proper noun.

Words near Jenns in the dictionary

  1. Jennings
  2. Jennings County
  3. Jenningses
  4. Jennison
  5. jennite
  6. Jenns
  7. Jennu Kurumba
  8. jenny
  9. Jenny Greenteeth
  10. Jenny Haniver
  11. Jenny Hanivers

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