Jenny is a ♀ female name.
Origin of Jenny
Jenny is today considered as a diminutive of Jennifer. Originally, it was a medieval diminutive of the name Jane or Jean (from Johanna).
Meaning of Jenny
Jenny means “white fairy”, “white phantom” (from Welsh “gwyn/gwen” = white/fair/blessed + “hwyfar” = smooth/soft or phantom/spirit/fairy) and “Yahweh is gracious” (from Hebrew “yo/יֹו”, abbreviation of “yeho/יְהוֹ” = referring to the Hebrew God + “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show favor/to be gracious).
Pronunciation of Jenny
Alternate spelling of Jenny
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- 🇦🇹 Austria: 3813 ↑ 88
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 5742 ↑↑ 503
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 3721 ↓ -93
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 3402 ↓ -97
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 3056 ↑↑ 139
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 3613 ↑↑ 414
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 4942 ↑↑ 2371
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 3891 ↓↓ -103
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 4156 ↑↑ 1435
- 🇫🇷 France: 3188 ↑ 47
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 3922 ↓↓ -217
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 2333 ↓↓ -133
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 12007 ↑ 29
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 3212 ↓↓ -172
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 254 ↑ 28
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 3122 ↑↑ 7071
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 4096 ↓↓ -116
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 10048 ↓↓ -263
- 🇺🇸 United States: 4717 ↑↑ 139
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