Jenni is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, sometimes a modern

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

or short form of

Jennifer Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and tele ...

. The etymology is actually that of a diminutive of

Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

, however. A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a

Finnish language Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish ...

diminutive of

Johanna Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

People with the given name Jenni

Jenni Howell Asserholt 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. A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johanna. ...

(born 1988), ice hockey player *

Jenni Baird Jenni Baird (born 29 April 1976) is an Australian actress. Baird was educated at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from which she graduated in 1999. Upon graduation Baird appeared in the Australian short film ''I Promise''. Baird ...

(born 1976), Australian actress * Jenni Barber, American actress and singer *

Jenni Calder Jenni Calder ( née Daiches) (born 1941) is a Scottish literary historian, and arts establishment figure. Edinburgh based, she has been part of the Scottish literary community for many years. Her teaching and writing cover Scottish, English a ...

(21st century), Scottish literary historian *

Jenni Dahlman 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. A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johan ...

(born 1981), Finnish model *

Jenni Dant Jenni Leigh Dant (born 17 December 1982 in Lincolnshire, Illinois) is a professional women's basketball player. She was a DePaul University Blue Demons basketball player from January 2002 until April 2005, and was drafted by the Houston Comets T ...

(21st century), American basketball player *

Jenni Falconer Jenni Falconer (born 12 February 1976) is a Scottish radio and television presenter. She appears on the ITV daytime show '' This Morning'' as a regular travel reporter and was a regular presenter of the National Lottery Draws on BBC One. She w ...

(born 1976), Scottish television presenter *

Jenni Farley Jennifer Lynn Farley (born February 27, 1986), also known as JWoww, is an American television personality. She first came to prominence as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore'', and is a main cast member ...

(born 1986), American television personality * Jenni Haukio (born 1977), Finnish poet, and the wife of the current (since 2012) President of Finland *

Jenni Hucul Jenni Hucul (born May 17, 1988) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She won the silver medal in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany Altenberg () is a town in the ...

(born 1988), Canadian bobsledder *

Jenni Irani Jamshed Khudadad (Jenni) Irani (18 August 1923 – 25 February 1982) was a cricketer who represented India as a wicket-keeper in Test cricket. Life Irani was born in Karachi (present-day Pakistan, in the Sind province of British India) a ...

(1923-1982), Indian cricketer * Jenni Keenan Green (born 1970), Scottish actress *

Jenni Meno Jenni N. Meno (born November 10, 1970 in Westlake, Ohio) is an American former competitive pair skater. With her husband Todd Sand, she is the 1998 World silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1995, 1996), and a three-time U.S. nat ...

(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 The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...

* Florian Jenni (born 1980), Swiss chess player *

Marcel Jenni Marcel Jenni (born 2 March 1974 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey winger who is currently a free agent. He has played with Swedish Elitserien club Färjestads BK between 1999 and 2005 and with the Kloten Flyers from 20 ...

(born 1974), Swiss ice hockey player *

Alexis Jenni Alexis Jenni (born 1963) is a French novelist and biology teacher. His debut novel, '' The French Art of War'', won the 2011 Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award.Jenny (given name), includes variant spelling Jennie *

Jennifer (disambiguation) Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and televi ...

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