Jens is a male given name and a danish, dutch, german, norwegian, swedish, icelandic, faroese and frisian derivative of johannes. Feb 4, 2026jens is a boy's name of scandinavian origin meaning "god is gracious". Jens is the 939 ranked male name by popularity.
May 7, 2024jens is a masculine name of biblical association. Complete 2021 information on the meaning of jens, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby boy name. Learn about the baby name jens including baby name meaning, gender, origin, and more.
The image below shows how you can spell jens using american sign language (asl). The name jens has its origins in the scandinavian languages of the nordic countries. The name jens is of scandinavian origin, derived from the hebrew name yochanan, meaning "god is gracious." this name was adapted into greek as ioannes, which then transitioned into latin as.
What does the name jens mean? Jens means “yahweh is gracious” and “yahweh is merciful” (from hebrew “yo/יֹו”, abbreviation of “yeho/יְהוֹ” = referring to the hebrew god + “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show.