Meanings
Genna1
- A female given name.
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 20132 more examples
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 2014Genna Lauren Brounstein and Todd Peter Hershman were married Oct. 6 at Tribeca 360, an events space in Manhattan.
2018 October 7, “Genna Brounstein, Todd Hershman”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2018
Genna2
Origin
Genna · proper noun
A variant of Jenna with the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.
Full word history & related roots →Genna · proper noun
- Arabicجَنَّة“garden”
- ItalianGenna
- EnglishGenna
From Italian Genna, a topographic name from Arabic جَنَّة (janna, “garden”).
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Genna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genna
“Genna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genna. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Genna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genna.
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