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Meaning

The name Jennings has the following meaning:

One who is son of Janyn. Also has the meaning of "gift from God" in English. Also a variation of the Flemish name Jenkins meaning "little John".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Jennings is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jennings in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Jennings is pronounced as jen-ingz

Origins

Jennings originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Jennings and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jennings: Boys - Alden, Anderson, Arlington, Brock, Carnell, Chad, Chadwick, Dallin, Dalton, Dixon, Edwin, Eldon, Green, Jalen, Linton, Newton, Porter, Royce, Scott, Webster, Girls - Belinda, Chyna, Elberta, Juliet, Kendra, Kinsey, Marni, Miracle, Olive, Both genders - Bailee, Clifford, Kenneth, Shelley, Trinidad

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Jennings:
The name Jennings is itself a variant of Jenkin

Style

We think the name Jennings should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jennings to be: A studious and solemn man

In one word, you might describe Jennings as a(n) "studious" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jennings (or its variants) are:

Jennings Randolph, born on 8 March , a famous politician. Jennings Randolph's background: A member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.

William Jennings Bryan, born on 19 March , a famous politician. William Jennings Bryan's background: The Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1896, 1900 and 1908, a lawyer, and the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.

Jennings Poindexter, born on 30 September, a famous athlete. Jennings Poindexter's background: A left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1936) and Philadelphia Phillies (1939).
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