Jenny name - Meaning of Jenny
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, Welsh
- Pronounced
- JEN-ee
- Jenny Meaning
- Originally a medieval diminutive of Jane. Since the middle of the 20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer. Jenny is nowadays considered a diminutive of Jennifer. Jennifer is ultimately derived from Guinevere. Guinevere originates in Welsh language and means "woman of white magic". This was the name of a legendary character in Arthurian legends. She was the wife of King Arthur and a lover of Sir Lancelot, Arthur"s chief knight. Throughout history, Guinevere was an inspiration for many plays, songs and films. As a feminine given name Jennifer has been used in the English-speaking countries since the 20th century and nowadays is one of the most popular given names in the United States.
Jenny Related Names
Variants: Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janice, Janie, Jen, Jena, Jenn, Jennie, Janae, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janessa, Janette, Janis, Jannette, Jayna, Jaynie, Jenae, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni, Jenney, Jeny
Diminutives: Jan, Jenelle, Janetta, Jenessa
Other Languages: Guenevere, Guinevere, Gwenhwyfar (Arthurian Romance), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yoana (Bulgarian), Joana, Jana (Catalan), Jenifer (Cornish), Ivana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana (Czech), Johanna, Johanne (Danish), Jana, Janna, Johanna (Dutch), Johanna (Estonian), Janina, Johanna (Finnish), Guenièvre, Jeanne, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine (French), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina, Johanna (German), Ioanna (Greek), Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan, Sinéad (Irish), Ginevra, Giovanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Johanna, Johanne (Norwegian), Janina, Joanna (Polish), Joana (Portuguese), Ioana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian), Jean, Seonag, Sheena, Sìne, Jessie, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana (Serbian), Jana (Slovak), Ivana, Jana (Slovene), Juana (Spanish), Janina, Janna, Johanna (Swedish), Gaenor, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh), Gwenhwyfar (Welsh Mythology)
Jenny Celebrities
Jenny Thompson - athlete, Jenny Agutter - actress, Jenny Beck - writer, Jenny Davis - writer, Jenny Evans - jazz artist, Jenny Hill - jazz artist, Jenny Holzer - artist, Jenny Joseph - poet, Jenny Lewis - actress, Jenny McShane - actress, Jenny Powell - actress, Jenny Saville - British artist, Jenny Visscher - writer, Jenny Wright - actress,
