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Russian
Etymology
From the stressed syllable ге́н (gén), with /ɡʲ/ → /ʒ/ by the Slavic first palatalization, + -я (-ja).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Же́ня • (Žénja) m anim or f anim (genitive Же́ни, nominative plural Же́ни, genitive plural Жень)
- a diminutive, Zhenya, of the male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij), equivalent to English Gene or Genie
- a diminutive, Zhenya, of the female given name Евге́ния (Jevgénija), equivalent to English Genie
Declension