Jens

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

Jens

1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

• (male given names) Hans, Ivan, Jack, Jan, Jannick, Jannik, Jes, Johan, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jon, Jonas
• (female given names) Jensine; Johanne and its variants
• (surnames) Hansen, Jenson, Jansen, Jensen, Johansen, Johannesen, Johnsen

• → Norwegian: Jens
• → Swedish: Jens

• 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.

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• IPA^(key): /jɛns/

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• Hyphenation: Jens
• Rhymes: -ɛns

Jens m

1. a male given name

Jens m

1. a male given name

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

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Jens

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

Jens m

1. a male given name

From Danish Jens.

Jens

1. a male given name

• 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.

From Danish Jens.

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Jens c (genitive Jens)

1. a male given name

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