Jens (given name)

Jens is a male first name and a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Jens is a Danish and Frisian short form of Johannes.

Dissemination

In Germany, the first name is more common since the 1920s. In the 1960s and 1970s, he reached the peak of popularity with rankings in the Top 20; in 1964 he reached the highest ever placing by finishing 10th Since 1990 he has gone out of fashion.

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Jens Bratlie (1856-1939), Norwegian politician
  • Böhrnsen ( b. 1949 ), mayor of Bremen and President of the Senate
  • Jens Buller Jahn ( b. 1962 ), SPD politician, Minister of Finance of Saxony -Anhalt
  • Jens Fink -Jensen ( born 1956 ), Danish writer, composer and photographer
  • Jens Häusler (* 1967), German handball player and coach
  • Jens Heppner (born 1964 ), German cyclist
  • Jens Christian Jensen (1928-2013), German art historian and museum director
  • Jens Peter Dahl -Jensen (1874-1960), Danish sculptor
  • Jens Jeremies (* 1974), German football player
  • Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816-1883), Danish sculptor
  • Jens Otto Krag (1914-1978), Danish politician
  • Jens Lehmann (born 1969 ), German goalkeeper
  • Jens Nolte ( born 1974 ), German cameraman
  • Jens Nowotny ( born 1974 ), German football player
  • Jens Petersen ( writer ) (born 1976 ), German writer and physician
  • Jens Riewa (* 1963), German Newscaster
  • Jens Christian Skou ( born 1918 ), Danish physician and biophysicist
  • Jens Stoltenberg ( born 1959 ), Norwegian politician
  • Jens Spahn (* 1980), German politician ( CDU)
  • Jens Sparschuh (* 1955), German writer
  • Jens Voigt (born 1971 ), German cyclist
  • Jens Wawrczeck (* 1963), German actor and voice actor
  • Jens Weidmann (* 1968), German economist
  • Jens Weißflog (* 1964), German ski jumper
  • Jens Berger bliss (* 1960), German writer

Family name

  • Ina Jens (1880-1945), Swiss writer
  • Inge Jens (* 1927), German writer
  • Tilman Jens (born 1954 ), German journalist and author, son of Walter and Inge Jens
  • Uwe Jens (1935-2013), German politician ( SPD)
  • Walter Jens (1923-2013), German philologist and writer
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