# Jinnah

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,528

## Definitions
1. A surname from Urdu [in turn from Gujarati, in turn originating as a patronymic], chiefly held by members of the Jinnah Family.
2. A surname from Urdu [in turn from Gujarati, in turn originating as a patronymic], chiefly held by members of the Jinnah Family.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu جِناح (jināh), from Gujarati ઝીણા (jhīṇā).

## Easily confused with
- **Jonah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinnah-vs-jonah)
- **jinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jinnah)
- **Jenna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenna-vs-jinnah)
- **Jindal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jindal-vs-jinnah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ijnnah`, `jinah`, `jinanh`, `jinnahh`, `jinnha`, `jjinnah`, `jninah`

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