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Zhenya

/ZHEN-ya/
Turkic Female

Zhenya is a Turkic name meaning "Well born". Russian. It is a diminutive form derived from names like Evgenia (Евгения) or Yevgeniya (Евгения), which originate from the Greek name Eugenios (Ευγένιος). Eugenios is composed of 'eu' (εὖ) meaning "well" and 'genos' (γένος) meaning "birth" or "race."

Language Turkic
Gender Female
Phonetic ZHEN-ya

Say it as ZHEN-ya. Keep the original Turkic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

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