Jen is a feminineSe

based on U.S. Social Security Records given name, frequently a shortened form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' fo ...

) of Jennifer, and occasionally a surname. It may refer to:

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Jen Adams Jen Adams (born 1980) is the head women's lacrosse coach at Loyola University Maryland and was an All-American lacrosse player at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2001, leading the Terrapins to national titles for four straight years ...

(born 1979), Australian lacrosse coach and former player * Jennifer Baxter (curler) (born 1987), Canadian curler *

Jen Buczkowski Jennifer Rose Buczkowski (born April 4, 1985) is an American former soccer midfielder. She played for FC Kansas City in the NWSL. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence and New Jersey Sky Blue of Women's Professional Soccer. E ...

(born 1985), American former soccer player * Jen Button (born 1977), Canadian former swimmer * Jen DeNike (born 1971), American video and performance artist * Jen Green (born 1955), British non-fiction author *

Jen Hadfield Jen Hadfield (born 1978) is a British poet and visual artist. She has published four poetry collections. Her first collection, ''Almanacs'', won an Eric Gregory Award in 2003. Hadfield is the youngest female poet to be awarded the TS Eliot Pr ...

(born 1978), English poet * Jen Hoy (born 1991), American soccer player *

Jen Hudak Jennifer Hudak (born September 7, 1986) is an American freestyle skier, specializing in the halfpipe event. Her professional skiing career began in 2004, when she won the US Free Skiing Open. In 2005 and 2006, Hudak won the Junior ...

(born 1986), American freestyle skier * Jen Jacobs (1956–2016), Australian cricketer *

Jen Kirkman Jennifer Ann Kirkman (born August 28, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian and screenwriter, podcaster, and actress. She is known for her regular appearances as a round-table panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' for 70 episodes from 2008 to 2014. J ...

, American stand-up comedian, screenwriter and actress *

Jen Lancaster Jennifer ("Jen") Lancaster (born November 5, 1967) is an American author whose titles have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Lancaster was an associate vice president for a technology company prior to being laid off after 9/11. B ...

(born 1967), American author *

Jen Ledger Jennifer Carole Ledger (born 8 December 1989) is an English singer, drummer and co-vocalist for the American Christian rock band Skillet. At the age of 18, she became Skillet's drummer when Lori Peters retired. Ledger released a solo EP in 2018 ...

(born 1989), English drummer and co-vocalist for the American Christian rock band Skillet * Jen Miller (born 1972), American actress, writer, painter, director, preacher and poet *

Jen Psaki Jennifer Rene Psaki (; born c. 1978) is an American television political analyst who currently works for MSNBC. Previously, she was a political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations. Immediately prior to working for ...

(born 1978), White House Communications Director for President Obama * Jen Schoullis (born 1989), American women's ice hockey player *

Jen Sorensen Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who authors a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work appears on the websites Daily ...

(born 1974), American cartoonist and illustrator *

Jen Taylor Jennifer Taylor is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Cortana in ''Halo'' games and the intelligent personal assistant. Career Jen Taylor taught herself how to do voice work by recording the radio and imitating what she ...

(born 1973), American actress

Fictional characters

Jen (Gelfling) The characters from the 1982 cult fantasy film ''The Dark Crystal'' series were created by puppeteer Jim Henson and concept artist Brian Froud, most of the information about specific characters and species names that were not mentioned in the film ...

, the protagonist of the film ''The Dark Crystal'' *

Jen Handley Jen Handley is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Alyce Platt. Jen was introduced at a time when Network Ten was working to relaunch the serial with the addition of new characters and sexier ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Jen Lindley, in the American television series ''Dawson's Creek'' *

Jennifer Rappaport A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that made their first appearance between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009. Kimberly Andrews Kimberly Andrews (born Aubrey Wentworth) is a fictional charact ...

, the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Jen Scotts, the Pink Ranger on ''Power Rangers Time Force'' * Jen Barber, The Relationship Manager for the IT Department at Reynholm Industry in the British television show ''The IT Crowd''

Surname

Gish Jen Gish Jen (born Lillian Jen; () August 12, 1955) is a contemporary American writer and speaker.Matsukawa, Yuko"MELUS interview: Gish Jen" '' MELUS'', Vol. 18, 1993 Early life and education Gish Jen is a second-generation Chinese American. Her p ...

(born 1955), American writer * Ruth Jên (born 1964), Welsh artist *

Richie Jen Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" ( ...

(born 1966), Taiwanese singer and actor * Selina Jen (born 1981), a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. * Ren (surname) (Jen 任 in Wade–Giles)

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