The name of the village derives from the South Slavic word сено (Hungarian: széna, English: hay).

Szenna was first mentioned in the 16th century as Zana and Zenna in official documents as the possession of the Castle of Kaposvár.

[4] At the beginning of the 20th century the settlement was among the richest in Somogy County.

They bred cattle, sold woods and transport goods.

The Hungarian folk songs A szennai lipisen and Két út van előttem were collected in 1934 in Szenna by László Lajtha.