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I have a friend at university who introduced herself as Jenny and I've called her Jenny ever since I met her (though I know her full name is Jennifer, I saw it written down). Then something funny happened today in class. She was being silly and I was a bit annoyed so I just yelled "Jennifer, stop it!". It felt kind of weird saying it and then I realized that I hardly ever said the name Jennifer out loud before even though it was one of the most popular names in the country when I was born. I know heaps of Jennifers. At least 50 of them and two girls named Jennyfer as well. But I just noticed that not one, not even a single one of all the Jennifers I know actually goes by Jennifer. The ones I know in my country all go by Jenny. Except for one who goes by Jenna. The ones I know in English speaking countries all go by Jenny, Jennie or Jen. I think it would be refreshing to actually meet a Jennifer who was called Jennifer. How are your experiences with this name? Are there any other names you know many people with but they all don't use their full name?

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Do you know many Jennifers? More than Jessicas? I went through my high school yearbook and I would say 40 percent of all girls in it were called Jennifer, just Jenny or Jessica.

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Do you prefer it on its own or do you like any of the nicknames for it, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jennie etc? Would you use any of them as full names?

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Does Jennifer seem dated? Do you feel the same way about Jenna and Jennie/Jenny or do they seem fresher? How about Jenica or Jennica?

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Do you think it'll be out of the top 100 soon?

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Have you met any Jennifers that spelled their name differently?