Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɛn.i/ (English) /ˈjɛ.nʏ/ (Swedish) /ˈjɛ.ni/ (German, Dutch) /ˈd͡ʒɛ.ni/ (German) /ˈd͡ʑɛ.ni/ (Dutch) /ˈɟ͡ʝe.ni/ (Spanish) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane [1] . Since the middle of the 20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer.
Related Names
VariantsJan, Janel, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey, Janie, Jannette, Jaynie, Jen, Jena, Jenelle, Jeni, Jenn, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Janeka, Janele, Janella, Janetta, Jenae, Jenessa (English) Jenna, Jenni (Finnish) Jenna, Jennah (French) Yenny (Spanish (Latin American))
DiminutiveJan (English)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Gwenhwyfar, Guenevere, Guinevere (Arthurian Cycle) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Joanna (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian) Joana, Jana (Catalan) Jenifer (Cornish) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta (Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Danish) Janeth (Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna (Estonian) Jóna (Faroese) Xoana (Galician) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna (Greek) Dzsenifer, Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian) Jenný, Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad (Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Ginevra (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina, Žaneta (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta (Polish) Jenifer, Joana, Janete (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh (Scottish) Seonag, Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh) Gwenhwyfar (Welsh Mythology)
Same SpellingJenný
User SubmissionJenny
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common natural wholesome refined simple
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Sources & References
- Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 78.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026