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Jens

Danish

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Etymology

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Medieval vernacular form of Johannes (“John”). Recorded in Denmark since the 14th century.

Proper noun

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Jens

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
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Descendants

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  • → Norwegian: Jens
  • → Swedish: Jens

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 111 614 males with the given name Jens have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɛns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jens
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Proper noun

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Jens m

  1. a male given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Jens m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • son of Jens: Jensson
  • daughter of Jens: Jensdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Jens
Accusative Jens
Dative Jensi
Genitive Jens

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jens

  1. a male given name from Low German or Danish, variant of Johannes, equivalent to English John

Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Jens m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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declension of Jens
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Jens
accusative Jens
dative Jens
genitive Jens

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Danish Jens.

Proper noun

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Jens

  1. a male given name

References

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  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 044 males with the given name Jens living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Danish Jens.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jens c (genitive Jens)

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

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