Jenni
This article is about the name. For a 2008 album by Jenni Rivera, see Jenni (album).
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Jenni is a feminine given name, sometimes a modern diminutive or short form of Jennifer. The etymology is actually that of a diminutive of Jane, however.[1]
A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johanna.[2]
People with the given name Jenni
- Jenni Asserholt (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Jenni Baird (born 1976), Australian actress
- Jenni Barber, American actress and singer
- Jenni Calder (21st century), Scottish literary historian
- Jenni Dahlman (born 1981), Finnish model
- Jenni Dant (21st century), American basketball player
- Jenni Engebretsen (21st century), Deputy CEO for Public Affairs for the 2008 Democratic Convention
- Jenni Falconer (born 1976), Scottish television presenter
- Jenni Farley (born 1986), American television personality
- Jenni Hucul (born 1988), Canadian bobsledder
- Jenni Irani (1923-1982), Indian cricketer
- Jenni Keenan Green (born 1970), Scottish actress
- Jenni Meno (21st century), American pair skater
- Jenni Murray (born 1950), British journalist and broadcaster
- Jenni Olson (born 1962), American film director
- Jenni Rivera (born 1969), Mexican American musician
- Jenni Trent Hughes (21st century), British television presenter
- Jenni Vartiainen (born 1983), Finnish pop singer
- Jenni Vähämaa (born 1992), Finnish figure skater
Fictional characters with the given name Jenni
- Jenni Vainio, a fictional character in the Finnish drama series Salatut elämät
People with the surname Jenni
- Clarence Marvin Jenni (1896-1973), discoverer of Jennite, a calcium silicate hydrate mineral, and director of the Geological Museum at the University of Missouri
- Florian Jenni (born 1980), Swiss chess player
- Marcel Jenni (born 1974), professional ice hockey player
- Alexis Jenni (born 1963), French literary writer
See also
References
- ↑ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin, and History of the name Jenni". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin, and History of the name Jenni". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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