# Jaén

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɑˈeɪn/

## Definitions
1. A city in Andalusia, Spain.
2. A province of Andalusia, Spain.
3. A habitational surname from Spanish.
4. A province of Cajamarca, Peru.
5. A district of Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru.
6. A city in Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Jaén, from Arabic جَيَّان (jayyān), from Latin Villa Gaiena.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jaen