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[Opinions] Jenny?
I absolutely love Jenny, but don't really like Jennifer. So, are there any other nice, pretty names that Jenny could qualify as a nickname for?
I was thinking Genevieve, but I'm not sold on that, either...
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How about Jane? There is also Geneva and Imogen.
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I think Jenny is nearly complete on it's own. Not quite though. So maybeJeanette
Jeanine
Jenessa
Jennica
Jessamine (I know Jessie is more obvious, but you *could* get Jenny from it)
Jenelle
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Met a girl named Jenica at camp once...
Jeannine
Jeannina?I know a gal named Jennette who goes by Jen and Jennette is spelled this way... Not hard to turn that into Jenny, I suppose.
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Why not just use Jenny on its own? I know a lot of Jennys/Jennies and it's not short for anything. I don't see the point in trying to find just any name so you can use Jenny as a nickname when Jenny is prefectly fine as a full name (at least in my opinion).
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Some people don't like using nn.s as full names though... I have to admit I'm one of them in most cases... exceptions would be Ricki and Billi which can stand alone on a girl, though I wouldn't use just Ricky or Billy on a boy. Must also take into consideration that the term jenny also refers to a female donkey and some gals may complain in the future about being stuck with that and nothing solid to fall back on.

This message was edited 8/4/2011, 5:22 AM

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I'm not going to start a discussion about this but I just don't get it when people talk about names to fall back on. There's never any guarantee that a child will like the name the parents choose so with that kind of reasoning we need to make sure we give a child as many names as possible just in case s/he doesn't like it and want something else to "fall back on". As I see it, there's no point in desperately trying to find a name you will never use just so you can use the nickname you really love, a nickname that will in fact be the child's name.

This message was edited 8/4/2011, 5:30 AM

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Agree 100%Besides if little Jenny grows up and decides she'd rather be called Jennifer there's nothing stopping her from doing that.In the same way Jennifer's parents may hate the nickname Jenny but she might choose to be called that. No one in my family calls me Rosie but for some reason my friends do and my parents got used to people phoning to speak to "Rosie" or bumping into people asking how "Rosie" was doing etc. It's not a big deal.
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but still... when a particular nn COULD have an ALREADY KNOWN negative implication, I think it's considerate to the child to use a full name and let the child choose what to go by. SO GLAD my parents didn't just call me Debbie. I don't like that nn and it really isn't me... When I found out my real name, I started going by it and haven't turned back.
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My grandmother had a Jenny friend who was actually Jane. And my SIL Jean was called Jennie by her Scottish mother. I suppose Imogen could work too.
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For some reason Imogen always makes me think of collagen and sounds more like some sort of cosmetic product than a person's name. Don't know why it's suddenly found it's way into popularity and trendiness the past few years or so. I find it rather unattractive...
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Jane or Janet. Maybe Joan. Angela / Angelica?
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Jenny is a sweet name. I think it's fine on its own. Full names for Jenny:
Jenna
Jenae
Jeanette / Jeannette
Geneva
Genevra - I think it makes more sense to use Genny, but Jenny works.
Genoveva
Genista
Imogen
Iphigenia / IphigeneiaPerhaps Ginny appeals to you as well? I like it on its own or as a nickname for Virginia.
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I do love Ginny as a nickname for Virginia, but I'm a huge Harry Potter geek, and pretty obviously so. Everyone would think I'd named her after Ginny Weasley!
...Which may not be terrible. Hm...
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Jenny was originally a diminutive of Jane. I love Jenny!
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Virginia, Ginevra. Jennifer is one of my favorite names though :)
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I love the idea of using Virginia. It's such a cute name~
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I like it for Genevieve. Other options: Jenna, Jenessa, Jenelle (Janelle), Jean, Jeannine (Janine), Jenilee, Jelena. Of course, just Jenny is always an option. My cousin who is about 8 is Jenni. I dislike that spelling though and do prefer it as a nickname.
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JanetBack in the day it was used as a nn for Janet I know. I've seen it in books, anyway. :)
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Hmm, that's rather nice as well. I'll think about that one :)
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I rather like Jeanette. If I had one, I'd more than like call her Jenny.
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Ohh, I completely forgot Jeanette! I absolutely love it ^.^ Thank you so much for reminding me!~
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I know someone named Jennica, and she goes by Jenny.
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Jennica? Hm, I actually quite like the sound of that :)
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I like it too. It really suits her.
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My grandma's name is Genevieve but she has always gone by Jenny and it has never been an issue for her. I may do it myself with my own daughter someday to honor my grandma.
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I have the same problem- I like Jenny, but not Jennifer.Genevieve was the first name to come to mind for me. You could also use Janessa, Jenna, or Guinevere (long shot but it's the original form of Jennifer.)
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The one Guinevere I knew who went by that nn spelled it Genny.
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Janessa is really pretty, but I think I'd just end up using Jan, which really reminds me of The Office
Guinevere is also lovely, but I'd just call her Gwen, which reminds me of Ben 10
...maybe I watch a bit too much TV?
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