Hen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hen – Meaning: hen; female chicken -- from Proto-Germanic *hanjo, the feminine of the word for rooster – Origin: Germanic (English/North Frisian) – Pronunciation: HEN


Hen is a Germanic (English/North Frisian) name meaning “hen; female chicken -- from Proto-Germanic *hanjo, the feminine of the word for rooster”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Hen

Meaning: Hen; female chicken -- from Proto-Germanic *hanjo, the feminine of the word for rooster.

Origin: Germanic (English/North Frisian).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hen

Phonetic: HEN   IPA: /hɛn/

Popularity of Hen

Hen doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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