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Girl · Frisian
Fenna
Say it: FEN-ah
Meaning
Frisian; of uncertain origin, possibly a feminine of the man's name Fenne.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A traditional Frisian name that has spread across the Netherlands in recent decades.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 71 babies given this name since 2003
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 137,100 girls
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.