Hebrew form of Mary. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh’s daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.
From Hebrew אֶלְנָתָן (‘Elnatan) meaning “God has given”. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandfather of King Jehoiachin and a son of Akbor.
People with the name Jennet have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.
People with the name Rab-shakeh have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.