Jenny - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Jenny \j(en)-

is pronounced JEN-ee. It is of English origin. Originally a pet form of Jean in the Middle Ages; now used as a short form of Jennifer. Also used for blends and compound names. Dancer Jennita Russo.

Jenny has 27 variant forms: Jen, Jenalee, Jenalynn, Jenarae, Jeneen, Jenene, Jenetta, Jeni, Jenica, Jenice, Jeniece, Jenika, Jenise, Jenita, Jenna, Jennessa, Jenni, Jennie, Jennika, Jennilee, Jennilyn, Jennis, Jennita, Jennyann, Jennylee, Jinni and Jinny.

For more information, see also related names Jane, Jenilee, Genevieve, Genna and Guinevere.

Baby names that sound like Jenny are Genny, Janny, Jennay, Jenay, Jenney and Jenn.

Jenny is a very common first name for women (#282 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#18164 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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