Jenny (given name)
Encyclopedia
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.
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
form of Jane
Jane (given name)
Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of the Old French name Jehanne, which was an old feminine form of the male name Johannes or Ioannes , a Latin form of the Greek name , which is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן , a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן , meaning "Yahweh is...
, but is now associated with Jennifer
Jennifer (given name)
Jennifer is a female given name; it became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, meaning The White Fay or White Ghost...
and Genevieve
Genevieve
St Genevieve , in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa , is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition...
.
It may also be spelled Jenni or Jennie, which was the most common spelling before the 20th century.
Famous people
- Jenny AgutterJenny AgutterJennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood.She...
(born 1952), English actress - Jenni AsserholtJenni AsserholtJenni Asserholt is an ice hockey player. She play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
(born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player - Jenni BairdJenni BairdJenni Baird is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Paula Morgan on All Saints and Meghan Doyle in The 4400. She gave birth to a baby in 2008. She is married to Australian filmmaker Michael Petroni.-Early career:...
(born 1976), Australian actress - Jenny BerggrenJenny BerggrenJenny Cecilia Berggren is a Swedish singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010 she released her debut album My Story.-Early life:...
(born 1972), Swedish singer - Jennie BimsonJennie BimsonJennie Bimmo Bimson is a retired English field hockey player. A former member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s, she played in midfield and as a forward.-Career:Bimson first played for England, against Germany, in 1997...
(born 1976), English field hockey player - Jennie BondJennie BondJennifer "Jennie" Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. She worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the five series programme, Great British Menu.-Early career:She was educated at St...
(born 1950), English journalist and BBC royal correspondent - Jennie Breeden, American comic book artist
- Jenni CalderJenni CalderJenni Calder is a Scottish literary historian, and arts establishment figure. She was formerly married to Angus Calder, and is the daughter of David Daiches. She also once ran the Edinburgh Book Festival.-Some works:...
, Scottish literary historian - Jenny CraigJenny CraigJenny Craig is an American weight loss guru and founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. Craig was raised in New Orleans and married Sidney Harvey Craig in 1979. In 1983, she and her husband created a nutrition, fitness, and weight loss program in Australia...
(born 1932), American weight loss guru, founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. - Jenni DahlmanJenni DahlmanJenni Dahlman-Räikkönen is a former Finnish model and Miss Scandinavia 2001. She is the daughter of Hannu and Alice, and her older brother is Kalle. She started modeling at the age of fourteen, and she was chosen the first runner-up to Miss Finland 2000. One year later, she became Miss Scandinavia...
(born 1981), Finnish model - Jenni DantJenni DantJenni Leigh Dant is a professional women's basketball player.was a DePaul University Blue Demons basketball player from January 2002 until April 2005. She was drafted by the Houston Comets of the WNBA. She was released and went on to play in Europe. She is a graduate of Stevenson High...
(born 1982), American basketball player - Jenni DaviesJenni DaviesJenni Davies born in Wales August 7, 1980 made her TV debut in 2007 on Channel 4's prank show Balls of Steel. She went on to appear on BBC Three's The C Word: How We Came to Swear By It, Most Annoying TV We Hate to Love and Most Annoying People - 2007 as a talking head...
, British actress - Jenni EngebretsenJenni EngebretsenJenni R. Engebretsen is a spokeswoman for the Treasury Department. In 2007 and 2008 she was the Deputy CEO for Public Affairs for the 2008 Democratic Convention. She was formerly Director of Communications for the Recording Industry Association of America , the Washington, DC-based trade group...
, American spokesperson - Jenni FalconerJenni FalconerJennifer 'Jenni' Falconer is a British television presenter.-Early life:After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, Falconer moved to Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career...
(born 1976), Scottish television presenter - Jenny FrostJenny FrostJennifer "Jenny" Frost is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and model. She was a member of girl group Precious before replacing Kerry Katona in chart topping band Atomic Kitten from 2001 until they split in 2008. Frost presented makeunder show Snog Marry Avoid? from 2008 to 2011...
(born 1978), British singer and television presenter - Jenny GalJenny GalJennifer Eva Caroline Gal is a retired judoka who competed for The Netherlands at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
(born 1969), Dutch-Italian judoka - Jennie GarthJennie GarthJennifer Eve "Jennie" Garth is an American actress and director, best known for starring in the prominent role of Kelly Taylor throughout the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
(born 1972), American actress - Jenni Keenan GreenJenni Keenan GreenJenni Keenan Green is a Scottish actress. Born in Paisley, she is most famous for playing the role of Heather Bellshaw in the soap opera River City. She has also appeared in the television shows Holby City, Monarch of the Glen, and Sea of Souls.In 2004 she was nominated for the post of Rector of...
(born 1970), Scottish actress - Jennifer GreyJennifer GreyJennifer Elise Grey is an American actress. Her first major roles came in the 1984 war film Red Dawn and the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1987 she starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the early 1990s, Grey...
(born 1960), American actress - Jenni Trent HughesJenni Trent HughesJenni Trent Hughes is an American life strategist, coach and agony aunt, who specialises in relationships and family issues. She is also a successful TV and radio broadcaster, author and magazine columnist. Although born in Jamaica, Hughes now lives and works mainly in the UK.Her career began, and...
, British relationships expert and television presenter - Jenni HuculJenni HuculJenni Hucul is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She won the silver medal in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany....
(born 1988), Canadian bobsledder - Jenni IraniJenni IraniJamshed Khudadad Irani was a cricketer who represented India as a wicket-keeper in Test cricket....
(1923–1982), Indian cricketer - Jenny KareziTzeni KareziTzeni Karezi was a Greek film and theatre actress. She was considered one of the most popular and successful actresses of the cinema of Greece.-Early life:...
(1932–1992), Greek film and stage actress - Jenny LewisJenny LewisJennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
, (born 1976), American singer, lead singer of indie rock band Rilo Kiley - Jenny LindJenny LindJohanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...
, (1820–1887), Swedish soprano - Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
(born 1969), American singer and actress - Jenny McCarthyJenny McCarthyJennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy is an American model, comedian, actress, author, activist, and game show host. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then parlayed her Playboy fame into a successful television and...
(born 1972), American model and comedian - Jenni MenoJenni MenoJenni Meno is an American pair skater. She first partnered with Scott Wendland and won two medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She began skating with her future husband Todd Sand in April 1992...
(born 1970), American skater - Jenni MurrayJenni MurrayDame Jennifer Susan "Jenni" Murray, DBE is a British journalist and broadcaster. She attended Barnsley Girls High School and has a degree in French and Drama from Hull University...
(born 1950), British journalist and broadcaster - Jenni OlsonJenni OlsonJenni Olson was born and raised in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Olson is a film exhibition curator, director, award winning documentary filmmaker, and author. Olson co-founded and still writes for PlanetOut.com, and campaigned to have a barrier erected on the Golden Gate Bridge.-Biography:Olson was...
(born 1962), American film director - Jenny PavleyJenny PavleyJenny Pavley is a female beach volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Marsha Miller.-References:*...
(born 1976), American beach volleyball player - Jenny PowellJenny PowellJenny Powell , is a British television presenter.-Early life:Powell's parents are from South Africa, she attended Woodford County High School for Girls in Woodford Green and the Italia Conti school in London.-Career:...
(born 1968), British television presenter - Jenni Rivera (born 1969), Mexican-American musician
- Jennifer SerranoJennifer SerranoJennifer Serrano, better known as Jenny, is a Spanish singer.She was born in Asturias, Spain, and is a student of music under Helen Rowson in Barcelona. She is a new artist in both Spain and Andorra, with no previous commercial success in either country. Previously, she was a waitress...
, Spanish singer better known as Jenny - Jenny ShepherdJenny ShepherdJenny Ellen Shepherd is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-References:*...
(born 1972), New Zealand field hockey player - Jenny von WestphalenJenny von WestphalenBaroness Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" von Westphalen was the wife of the philosopher Karl Marx. They became engaged in 1836 and married in 1843. They had six children.- Background :...
(1814–1881), German wife of Karl Marx - Jenny WhittleJennifer WhittleJennifer "Jenny" Hazel Whittle is an Australian female basketball player who played for the Bulleen Boomers and the Canberra Capitals. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal...
(born 1973), Australian basketball player - Jenny WolfJenny WolfJenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...
(born 1979), German ice speed skater - Jenni VähämaaJenni VähämaaJenni Vähämaa is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 Finnish junior national champion and the 2006 & 2007 Nordic Junior Champion.-Career:...
(born 1992), Finnish figure skater
Fictional characters
- 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...
in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter" - Jenny Curran, love interest of the protagonist in the film Forrest GumpForrest GumpForrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise...
- Jenny EverywhereJenny EverywhereJenny Everywhere aka "The Shifter" is an open source, public domain character. She was specifically created to be as such, when her creators could not find any other truly open source, public domain characters....
, open-source comic character - Jenny HumphreyJenny HumphreyJennifer Tallulah "Jenny" Humphrey is one of the characters in both the Gossip Girl and The It Girl series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar...
in Gossip Girl and It Girl - Jenny Kelly, best friend of Sabrina the Teenage Witch during season 1
- Jenny Shepard in television series NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
- Jenni Vainio in the Finnish drama series Salatut elämät
- Jenny Wakeman, a.k.a. XJ9, in the Nickelodeon cartoon My Life as a Teenage Robot
- First Mate Jenny, Aldebaran pilot of the Righteous Indignation in the 1980s comic (and later cartoon) series Bucky O'HareBucky O'HareBucky O'Hare is a fictional character and the hero of an eponymous comic book series as well as spin-off media including an animated TV series and various toys and video games...
- Jenny, main female character in Larry Clark's film KidsKids (film)Kids is a 1995 drama film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark.The film features Chloë Sevigny, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Harold Hunter, and Rosario Dawson, all of them in their debut performances...