Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genna

/dʒˈɛnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: gen-na
IPA: /dʒˈɛnə/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

name

Example Sentences

"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."
"Genna Elizabeth Blackman was married Saturday to Seth Daniel Chernin in Newport, R.I."
"Genna Lauren Brounstein and Todd Peter Hershman were married Oct. 6 at Tribeca 360, an events space in Manhattan."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Genna, جَنَّة

Inflected Forms

Gennas (plural)

Rhymes With

vienna antenna jenna mckenna sienna sena pena senna bene henna ravenna lorena

Questions

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

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