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Help[Opinions] Re: Jennifer
in reply to a message by Lily8
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?
I would have almost been called Jennifer but THANK GOD someone from my family stole it before I was born, so it became unusable. From 7th to 10th grade there were three Jennifers in my class alone, and all went by Jenny. So every single time a teacher had a question and asked "Jenny" to answer it, the unavoidable response was, "Which one?" The worst thing is, they couldn't even go by Jenny F., Jenny T. and Jenny W. or something because two of them actually had the same (very common) surname. I'm oh so glad I didn't have to be a Jenny.
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.
I know around ten Jennifer personally, I guess, one of them is my cousin, and I know of a few more through family and friends. I definitely now more Jennies than Jessicas. Really, 40%? I never noticed that many when looking through my yearbook.
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?
I've never met a Jenny whose full name was actually Jenny, it was always Jennifer. I wouldn't use any of those as full names, just makes it more complicated.
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?
I feel it's very, very dated. It was the in-name at the time I was born (1989), and almost all Jennifers I know are my age. Jenna doesn't seem all that dated to me, but then, I've never met one. Jenica and Jennica just sound trashy.
Do you think it'll be out of the top 100 soon?
I think it'll take its time to drop out, but it definitely will.
Have you met any Jennifers that spelled their name differently?
I once met a Yenifer, a Jenifer and a Gennifer, but that's about it.
I would have almost been called Jennifer but THANK GOD someone from my family stole it before I was born, so it became unusable. From 7th to 10th grade there were three Jennifers in my class alone, and all went by Jenny. So every single time a teacher had a question and asked "Jenny" to answer it, the unavoidable response was, "Which one?" The worst thing is, they couldn't even go by Jenny F., Jenny T. and Jenny W. or something because two of them actually had the same (very common) surname. I'm oh so glad I didn't have to be a Jenny.
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.
I know around ten Jennifer personally, I guess, one of them is my cousin, and I know of a few more through family and friends. I definitely now more Jennies than Jessicas. Really, 40%? I never noticed that many when looking through my yearbook.
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?
I've never met a Jenny whose full name was actually Jenny, it was always Jennifer. I wouldn't use any of those as full names, just makes it more complicated.
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?
I feel it's very, very dated. It was the in-name at the time I was born (1989), and almost all Jennifers I know are my age. Jenna doesn't seem all that dated to me, but then, I've never met one. Jenica and Jennica just sound trashy.
Do you think it'll be out of the top 100 soon?
I think it'll take its time to drop out, but it definitely will.
Have you met any Jennifers that spelled their name differently?
I once met a Yenifer, a Jenifer and a Gennifer, but that's about it.
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