Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jen

/d͡ʒɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: jen
IPA: /d͡ʒɛn/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

name

Middle English masculine personal name, a short form of Old French Jehan

name

A surname from Chinese.

Example Sentences

"The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday."

Etymology

Usually a clipped or hypocoristic form of Jennifer, although also used for Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in these secondary derivations.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 妊

Inflected Forms

Jên (alternative)

Derived Forms

Jenny Jenna Jenessa

Homonyms

Gen Jenn

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce jen?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛn/.
What does jen mean?: A female given name.
Where does jen come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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