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What does Jennings mean?
Jennings 
as a boys' name is a Flemish name, and the meaning of the name Jennings is "little John". Jennings is an alternate form of Jenkin (Flemish).
STARTS WITH Jen-
ASSOCIATED WITH little
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA JENKIN Jenkins, Jenkyns
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jennings Eduardo (J.E.), ..
How popular is Jennings?
Jennings is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#321 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jennings was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #499 in the U.S. in the 1890s, and is currently at #1803. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Jenkins is the only other prominent alternative form of Jennings (#1803 FROM RECENT DATA). These relations of Jennings were popular in the 1890s (AVERAGE #1223) and have become much less common since.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Banning, Canning, Dennis▼, Hastings, Henning, Jeannot, Jeavin, Jenarius, Jenesis, Jenkyn (see Jenkin), Jennaro, Jennesis, Jens, Jensen▲, Jenson, Jentian, Jeraint (see Geraint), Jermin, Jeronimus, Jerrin, Jervis, Jestin, Jevin, Jevvin (see Jevon), Joannes, Jonnie, Junius▼, Justinas, Justinus and Manning. These names tend to be more frequently used than Jennings.
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