Meaning and Origin of the Name Jennet

These days the name Jennet is not really too popular. In the past, it was somewhat of a common English name.

It is interesting to note that the meaning of Jennet is Heaven or garden. It is a Muslim name. Also, it has been used in English to mean God is gracious. In both cases, it has spiritual meanings.

Popularity

The popularity of Jennet has varied through time and in 2017 Jennet was not in the top 100 baby girls’ names in England.

Famous People with the name Jennet

One such Jennet is Jennet Conant who is a non-fiction writer who was born in South Korea. She has written five books about World War ll. She also has been highly praised for writing ability and accurate knowledge of facts. Along with her skills as a non-fiction writer, she is a noted Journalist.

Another interesting Jennet was Jennet Humfrye. She was born in 1855 and then died in 1891. She was a woman who gave birth to a son out of wedlock. In those days it was a shameful thing to have offspring out of marriage. So she gave her son up for adoption to her sister and her husband. Jennet went away for a while, but could not stay away from the boy. She came back into the boys’ life.

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