Jenny was originally the

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form of Jane, but it is now associated with Jennifer. It may also be spelled Jennie, which was the most common spelling before the 20th century.

People with the given name

* Jenny Agutter (born 1952), English actress * Jenny-Wanda Barkmann (c. 1922–1946), German concentration camp guard executed for war crimes * Jenny Beavan (born 1950), English costume designer * Jenny Berggren (born 1972), Swedish singer * Jenny Berrigan (born 1983), American snowboarder * Jenny Berthelius (born 1923), Swedish crime novelist and children's writer * Jennie Bimson (born 1976), English field hockey player *

Jennie M. Bingham Jennie M. Bingham (March 16, 1859 – June 27, 1933) was an American writer and litterateur. Early life and education Jane ( nickname, "Jennie") Maria Bingham was born in Fulton, New York, March 16, 1859. She was the daughter of Jane (Mills) ...

(1859-1933), American writer * Jenny Body, British aerospace engineer * Jennie Bond (born 1950), English journalist * Jenny Buckley (born 1979), Irish television presenter *

Jenny Campbell (artist) Jenny D. A. Campbell (1895–1970) was a Scottish artist. Works by Campbell are held at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Her prints are featured in Margaret Dobson's book ''Block-Cutting a ...

(1895–1970), New Zealand artist *

Jennie Carignan Jennie Carignan is a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Early life, education, and family Carignan grew up in Asbestos, Quebec, in a French-speaking household. Growing up, the only career that she considered aside from ...

, Canadian general *

Jennie Casseday Jennie Casseday (June 9, 1840 – February 8, 1893) was a 19th-century American philanthropist, social reformer, school founder, and letter writer. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1840, her girlhood passed amid the surroundings of a wealthy Christ ...

(1840–1893), American philanthropist * Jennie Chen (1906–1971), second wife of Chiang Kai-shek * Jennie Churchill (1854–1921), British-American socialite * Jennie Thornley Clarke (1860-1924), American educator, writer, and anthologist * Jennie Collins (1828–1887), American labor reformer, humanitarian, and suffragist * Jennie Maria Drinkwater Conklin (1841–1900), American author and social activist * Jenny Craig (entrepreneur) (born 1932), American weight-loss guru * Jenny Crain (born 1968), American long-distance runner * Jenny Diver (née Mary Young, c.1700–1741), British pickpocket, * Jenny Frost (born 1978), British singer and television presenter * Jenny Gal (born 1969), Dutch-Italian judoka * Jennie Garth (born 1972), American actress * Jenny Gusyk (1897–1944), Turkish-Jewish woman enrolled as the first female and foreign student at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

* Jennie Hallam-Peel, British debutante and lawyer, chairwoman of the Queen Charlotte's Ball * Jenny Han (born 1980), Korean-American author of young adult fiction and children's fiction * Jenny Hiloudaki, Greek model and TV personality *

Jenny Hval Jenny Hval (born 11 July 1980) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and novelist. She has released eight solo albums, two under the alias Rockettothesky and six under her own name. In 2015, Hval released her fifth studio ...

, Norwegian musician, writer, filmmaker, and artist *

Jenny Karezi Tzeni Karezi ( el, Τζένη Καρέζη, 12 January 1932 – 26 July 1992); also known as Jenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress. Biography Early life Evgenia Karpouzi was born in Athens, Greece, to a mathematician father and ...

(1932–1992), Greek film and stage actress * Jenny (Jane) Kenney (1884–1961), British suffragette and Montessori teacher * Jennie Kim (born 1996), South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, model and member of Blackpink * Jenny Lee (born 1996), South Korean singer and member of DIA * Jenny Lewis, (born 1976), American singer * Jenny Likens (1950–2004), American child abuse witness, sister of

Sylvia Likens Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends. This abuse in ...

* Jenny Lind, (1820–1887), Swedish soprano * Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), American singer and actress * Jenny Marcroft (born 1963) New Zealand politician * Jenny Mastoraki, Greek poet and translator * Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), American model, comedian, actress, author and screenwriter *

Jenny McCudden Jenny McCudden is an Irish journalist, newspaper editor, author and television producer. Having started her career in print journalism, she moved into broadcasting, working on both radio and television. Her credits include presenting news report ...

, Irish journalist *

Jenny B. Merrill Jenny B. Merrill (September 4, 1854 – February 19, 1934) was an American early childhood educator and author. The first articles published in the U.S. regarding Montessori education were written by Merrill. Biography Jane Beggs Merrill was born ...

(1854–1934), American educator, author *

Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier (1841 – August 6, 1915) was an American physician. At the age of nineteen, she began to teach, becoming an instructor in languages and literature in Hillsdale College. Returning to New York City in 1872, she married ...

(1841–1915), American physician * Jenny Nimmo (born 1944), British fantasy author * Jenny Ohlsson, Swedish ambassador * Jenny Park (born 1984 as Park Bom), Korean singer, model, and former member of 2NE1 *

Jenny Pat Jenny Pat (August 8, 1981 – December 29, 2014) was a Hong Kong-born, Chinese-Canadian international art dealer, visual artist, and television personality known for her work on the Discovery Channel series, '' Dealers''. Personal life and care ...

(1981–2014), Hong Kong-born, Chinese-Canadian international art dealer, visual artist, and television personality *

Jenny Pavley Jenny Pavley (born June 17, 1976, in Agoura Hills, California) is a beach volleyball player from the United States. She won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, part ...

(born 1976), American beach volleyball player *

Jenny Pike Jenny Pike (; July 23, 1922 – April 19, 2004) was a Canadian photographer and servicewoman. She worked in London during WWII, and was the only female photographer to help develop the first photos of the D-Day landings. After the war, she worked ...

(1922–2004), Canadian photographer and servicewoman *

Jenny Powell Jenny Powell (born 8 April 1968) is an English television and radio presenter. After appearing on '' No Limits'', she went on to present series such as ''Wheel of Fortune'', '' UP2U'', ''Gimme 5'', '' Live Talk'', ''Wordplay'' and '' Daybreak'' ...

(born 1968), British television presenter *

Jenny Shepherd Jenny Ellen Shepherd (born 12 April 1972 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', that won the bronze medal at the 1998 ...

(born 1972), New Zealand field hockey player * Jenny Sjödin (born 1985), Swedish professional wrestler and submission grappler * Jenny Slate (born 1982), American comedian, actress, voice actress and author * Jennie Somogyi, American retired ballet dancer, former New York City Ballet principal dancer * Jennie O. Starkey (ca. 1856 – 1918), American journalist * Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, (born 1941), British politician * Jenny Vanou, Greek singer * Jenny von Westphalen (1814–1881), German political activist, theater critic, wife of Karl Marx * Jenny Whittle (born 1973), Australian basketball player * Jenny Wolf (born 1979), German speed skater

Fictional characters

* Jenny, a character in the 1984 American musical comedy movie '' The Muppets Take Manhattan'' * Jenny, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama movie '' Little Secrets'' * Jenny (Doctor Who), in the 2008 ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Doctor's Daughter" * Jenny, a North American Wild Kratts Kid from the hybrid live action/animated series '' Wild Kratts'' * Jenny Flint, part of a trio who occasionally helps the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' * Jenny in the '' Wayside School'' books and cartoon * Jenny, the main female character in Larry Clark's film ''

Kids Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goats * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin ...

'' * Jenny Ballinger, a character in the TV sitcom '' The Ropers'' * Jenny Bradley, a character in the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' * Jenny Cavalleri, female protagonist in ''

Love Story Love Story or A Love Story may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres * Romance (love) ** Romance film ** Romance novel Films * ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film * ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film * ''Love ...

'' * Jenny Curran, love interest of the protagonist in the film '' Forrest Gump'' *

Jenny Everywhere Jenny Everywhere, also known as "The Shifter", is an open-source, freely licensed character, created by Canadian comic book artist Steven Wintle. The character was co-developed by members of the Barbelith online community. Jenny Everywhere was ...

, open-source comic character * Jenny Foxworth in the film '' Oliver & Company'' * Jenny Hayden, a character in the 1984 American science fiction romance movie '' Starman'' * Jenny Humphrey in ''Gossip Girl'' and ''It Girl'' * Jenny Kelly, best friend of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' during season 1 * Jenny Lerner, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Jenny McBride, a mouse from '' The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue'' * Jenny Pizza in '' Steven Universe'' * Jenny Reilly in '' The Black Donnellys'' * Jenny Romano, a character from ''

The Darkness (video game) ''The Darkness'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by 2K Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released in 2007 in North America and Europe and it is based on ''The Darkness'' ...

'' * Jenny Schecter, a main character from '' The L Word'' *

Jenny Shepard '' NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was ...

in the television series ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'' * Jenny Scott in the 1991 thriller '' Shattered'' * Jenny Skoutari, the protagonist in the film ''

Jenny Jenny ''Jenny Jenny'' ( el, Τζένη Τζένη) is a 1966 Greek comedy film directed by Dinos Dimopoulos. Cast * Tzeni Karezi - ''Jenny Skoutari'' * Dionysis Papagiannopoulos - ''Kosmas Skoutaris'' * Andreas Barkoulis - ''Nikos Mantas'' * Mary ...

'' by Dinos Dimopoulos *

Jenny Sparks Jenny Sparks is a fictional character, a superhero in the Wildstorm comic book universe created by Warren Ellis during his 1997 revamp of the dwindling ''Stormwatch (comics), Stormwatch'' series. Her first appearance was in issue #37 (Ellis' starti ...

and Jenny Quantum in '' The Authority'' comic books * Jenny Szalinski in '' Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' * Jenny Wakeman in the Nickelodeon cartoon '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'' * Jenny Wolek in the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Jenny The Witch in the film '' Big Fish'' (2003) and the novel '' Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions'' (1998) * Jenny Woodentop, a character from the 1950s puppet series '' The Woodentops'' * First Mate Jenny, Aldebaran pilot of the ''Righteous Indignation'' in the 1980s comic (and later cartoon) series '' Bucky O'Hare'' * Low-Dive Jenny/Ginny Jenny in '' The Threepenny Opera'', based on Jenny Diver * Officer Jenny, the name of the many police officers in ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

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