Jenny
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Given name
- Jenny (given name)Jenny (given name)Jenny was originally the diminutive form of Jane, but is now associated with Jennifer and Genevieve.It may also be spelled Jenni or Jennie, which was the most common spelling before the 20th century.-Famous people:...
, a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people named Jenny
Media
- Jenny (novel)Jenny (novel)Jenny is a novel by the Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset, published in 1911, and regarded as Undset's literary breakthrough. The novel is set in Rome and later in Norway. The protagonist "Jenny Winge" tries to make a career as a painter. Being the lover of her fiancé's father results in a child who...
, 1911 novel by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset - "Jenny", song by The Mountain GoatsThe Mountain GoatsThe Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....
from the 2002 album, All Hail West TexasAll Hail West TexasAll Hail West Texas is an album by the Mountain Goats. After the slight increase in production values on 2000's The Coroner's Gambit, All Hail West Texas is the last Mountain Goats album on which all the songs were recorded on John Darnielle's trademark Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox.The album is... - "Jenny", song by Chicago from the 1973 album Chicago VIChicago VIChicago VI is the sixth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1973. Following the streamlined character of Chicago V, this successor would see the group follow more of a pop music approach, relying less on their trademark horns and exploring varied music forms.After recording all...
- "Jenny", 1968 song by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- "Jenny", 1997 song by Edyta BartosiewiczEdyta BartosiewiczEdyta Bartosiewicz is a Polish rock singer, composer and songwriter. Her career has been awarded by five Fryderyks. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics.- Early career :...
from the album Dziecko - "Jenny" (song)Jenny (song)"Jenny" is a song by American rock band the Click Five, released as the first single taken from their second album Modern Minds and Pastimes. The song was written by Ben Romans, with Jez Ashurst, of UK band Farrah and Chris Braide. The original demo was sung by Braide.In an interview with...
, 2007 song by The Click Five - "Jenny Jenny", song by Little Richard from the 1957 album Here's Little RichardHere's Little RichardHere's Little Richard is the debut album from Little Richard, released on March 1957. He had scored six Top 40 hits the previous year, some of which were included on this recording. It was his highest charting album, at 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. In 2003, the album was ranked number 50...
- "867-5309/Jenny867-5309/Jenny"867-5309/Jenny" is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982...
", 1982 song by Tommy Tutone - "Jenny from the BlockJenny from the Block"Jenny from the Block" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rappers Styles P and Jadakiss. Written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Samuel Barnes, and Jean-Claude Olivier and produced by Cory Rooney, Oliver, and Poke & Tone, it was released to radio in late September 2002...
", 2002 song by Jennifer Lopez - "Jenny Don't Be HastyJenny Don't Be Hasty"Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a song by Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini, written with Jimmy Hogarth and produced by Hogarth, which was his second single released on 25 September 2006. It was taken from his debut album These Streets, and was the follow-up to Nutini's debut single "Last Request"...
", 2006 song by Paolo Nutini - "Jenny take a ride", a song by The Detroit WheelsThe Detroit WheelsThe Detroit Wheels were an American rock group from Detroit, Michigan. They served as Mitch Ryder's backup band from 1964–1967, and played on all his most successful records.Their original members were:* Jim McCarty...
from the 1966 album Take a Ride - "Jenny Was a Friend of MineJenny Was a Friend of Mine"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" is a song by the Las Vegas Indie rock band The Killers. It is featured as the first track on The Killers' first album, Hot Fuss. It was written by Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer....
", 2004 song by The Killers - "Pirate JennyPirate Jenny"Pirate Jenny" is a well-known song from The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein...
", song from The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill - Jenny (EP)Jenny (EP)Jenny was an EP album released September 15, 2003 by Stellastarr, an American Indie rock band based in New York City....
, 2003 EP by Stellastarr* - Jenny (TV series)Jenny (TV series)Jenny is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.-Synopsis:...
, 1997 sitcom featuring Jenny McCarthy - Jenny (film)Jenny (film)Jenny is a 1970 film starring Marlo Thomas and Alan Alda, released by ABC Pictures. The film was rated "M" for "Mature Audiences." Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson provided Jenny 's theme song, "Waiting"....
, 1970 TV movie starring Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas - Jenny (Doctor Who)Jenny (Doctor Who)Jenny, portrayed by Georgia Moffett, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. She first appeared in the episode "The Doctor's Daughter", originally broadcast 10 May 2008...
the eponymous character in the Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Daughter"
Other
- Jenny (donkey)Jenny (donkey)A jenny is the term used to describe a female ass or donkey. Occasionally, a female mule is referred to as a jenny, but more often, the term "molly," "mare" or "mule mare" is used. In western Canada, the term "jennet" is sometimes used instead of "jenny," though the term Jennet usually refers to a...
, term for a female donkey - Spinning jennySpinning jennyThe spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning frame. It was invented c. 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This grew to 120 as technology...
, device used in the textile industry, where jenny is possibly a corruption of engine - Jenny, SurinameJenny, SurinameJenny is a town on the East-West Link in Suriname, located in the Coronie district. It lies on the mouth of the Coppename River opposite the town of Boskamp, to which it is linked by the Coppename bridge....
, town in Suriname - Curtiss JN-4Curtiss JN-4The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S...
"Jenny", biplane flown during World War I and later popular for barnstorming - Inverted JennyInverted JennyThe Inverted Jenny is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design was accidentally printed upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately...
, famous United States postage stamp error involving a stamp with an upside down Curtiss JN4 - The schooner JennySchooner JennyThe Jenny was a British schooner that reportedly became frozen in an ice-barrier of the Drake Passage in 1823, only to be rediscovered years later by a whaling ship, the bodies aboard being preserved by the Antarctic cold...
, ship that was frozen in the Antarctic - Nickname for genoa (sail)Genoa (sail)The genoa or jenny was originally referred to as the 'overlapping jib' or the Genoa jib, being named after the city of Genoa as explained below. It is a type of large jib or staysail used on bermuda rigged craft that overlaps the main sail, sometimes eliminating it. It is used on single-masted...
, large form of jib sail - Jenny (doll)Jenny (doll)right|thumb|Takara Jenny is a 10½ inch fashion doll produced by Japanese toy company Takara since 1982. The doll was originally known as the Takara Barbie, but became "Jenny" in 1986 after Takara ended their licensing agreement with Mattel. The differences between the Takara Barbie and the Western...
, Japanese toy - Jenny (gorilla)Jenny (gorilla)Jenny was a Western lowland gorilla who resided at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas. Jenny was the world's oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of her death in 2008 at the age of 55. Jenny was confirmed to be the oldest living gorilla in the world by the International Species Information System...
, oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of her death at age 55 - "Jenny", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book BabelBabel (book)Babel is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1978, and contains Smith's poems along with her prose, lyrics, pictures and drawings.- Radio Ethiopia :# "Notice"# "Italy"# "The Tapper Extracts"# "Grant"# "Street of the Guides"# "Rimbaud Dead"# "Sohl"...
- Jenny 'XJ9' Wakeman, a fictional character from the TV Series "My Life As A Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated television series, created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of XJ-9, better known as Jenny Wakeman, a female robot designed to protect Earth, who is excessively addicted to teen-related activities, which are almost...
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