Jenny (given name)

Jenny (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Jenny


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pronunciation=IPA| [ˈdʒɛni]
gender = Female
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related names = Jane, Jennifer, Genevieve, Jen, Jenna
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Jenny was originally the diminutive form of Jane, but is now associated with Jennifer and Genevieve.

It may also be spelled Jenni or Jennie.

Famous people

* Jenny Berggren, (born 1972), Swedish singer
* Jenny Agutter (born 1952), English actress
* Jennie Bond (born 1950), former royal correspondent for the BBC
* Jenny Craig (born 1932), American weight loss guru, founder of Jenny Craig, Inc.
* Jenni Falconer (born 1976), Scottish television presenter
* Jenny Frost (born 1978), British singer and television presenter
* Jenny Gal (born 1969), Dutch-Italian judoka
* Jennifer Garner (born 1972), American actress
* Jennie Garth (born 1972), American actress
* Jenni Trent Hughes, American relationships expert
* Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), American singer and actress
* Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), American model and comedian
* Jenni Meno, American skater
* Jenni Murray (born 1950), British broadcaster
* Jenny Pavley (born 1976), American beach volleyball player
* Jennifer Serrano, Spanish singer better known as Jenny
* Jenny von Westphalen, (1814-1881) wife of Karl Marx
* Jenny Whittle (born 1973), Australian basketball player
* Jenny Wolf (born 1979), German ice speed skater

Fictional people

* Jenny Curran, fictional character and love interest of Forrest Gump in the film of that name
* Jenny Everywhere, open-source comic character
* Jenny Wakeman, a.k.a XJ9, a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "My Life as a Teenage Robot"
* Jenny (Doctor Who), the Doctor's "daughter"
* Jenny Humphrey, Gossip Girl character and It Girl main character.

ee also

*Jenny (disambiguation page)
*Jenni


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