Jens

Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Jens

a male given name, equivalent to English John

Related terms

(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

Descendants

→ Norwegian: Jens
→ Swedish: Jens

References

[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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jens m

a male given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Jens m

a male given name

Usage notes

son of Jens: Jensson
daughter of Jens: Jensdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Jens
accusative	Jens
dative	Jensi
genitive	Jens

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Jens

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

Icelandic

Proper noun

Jens m (proper noun, genitive singular Jens)

a male given name

Declension

Declension of Jens (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jens
accusative	Jens
dative	Jens
genitive	Jens

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Jens.

Proper noun

Jens

a male given name

References

[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

Etymology

From Danish Jens.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Proper noun

Jens c (genitive Jens)

a male given name

Anagrams

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