Jennings

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/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪŋz/

proper noun

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounJennings (countable and uncountable, plural Jenningses or Jennings)

plural Jenningses

  1. countableuncountableAn English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Tenterfield Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Queensland.
    2. countableuncountableA settlement in Saint Mary parish, on Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
    3. countableuncountableA small town in Hamilton County, Florida.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city and township in Decatur County, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableA city, the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
    6. countableuncountableA city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Schoepke, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
    9. countableuncountableA number of other townships, in Indiana (4), and Ohio (2), listed under Jennings Township.
    10. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Jennings County.
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Jenning

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Cite this entry
APA

Jennings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jennings

MLA

“Jennings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jennings. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jennings,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jennings.

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