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[Opinions] Jinny (m) as a nickname for what?
I'm writing a series of short stories involving a set of characters. (For trivia: their names are Harold, Roland, Kate, Gerard, Lyle, Dexter, Matthew, John, Augustine, Yuri, and Cedric, and there are a few more girls I haven't named or developed yet.) Kate has a pet falcon whom I've called Jinny who hunts for her. When I named Jinny, I didn't expect it to last - same with John, Matthew, Augustine, Lyle, Roland, and Kate actually - but I have found (with all of these) that I really can't bring myself psychologically to change their names even slightly. But Jinny I had intended to be a nickname anyway. It's not Jenny or Ginny, it's Jinny.Anyway, I've been thinking Juvenal is probably the most appropriate choice, given Kate's extremely nostalgic/romantic personality. January might also work, but Juvenal is winning over that. But I still think it would be interesting to see other ideas for what names could possibly work with this.(I don't think it's a very good name, BTW, but I do think it's interesting. You may give opinions on it if you wish. (Jinny, that is. I think Juvenal's amazing.))
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ach! My Jinny is a male.Thanks for all of the suggestions, though :P
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Oops!I did a search for J*n in masculine names.Jehoiachin (really needs a nn lol)
Jocelyn
Julian / Julien etc
Justin / Justyn / Justinian etcAnything grabbing you?

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Justinian's a possibility! I'll have to have an inner debate about whether youth or justice is more important to Kate. :P Thanks!I love Jinny for Jean btw.
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I've no clue about the pronounciation,but Jehoiachin is simply amazing!
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yeh-ho-yaw-KEENIt's yeh-ho-yaw-KEEN according Strong's Hebrew Dictionary.
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Oo, I like Justinian.
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It's an actual nickname for JeanMy grandmother Jean used to get called Jinny by her Scottish relatives when she was a child. It's basically Jeannie but with the very short vowels you find in some Scottish accents (think of Billy Connelly saying it and you'll get the idea).If I have a daughter named Jean (which is touch and go at the moment, it might be a middle name), she'd be called Jinny.
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