Jen

♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine

Origin and meaning

Usually a clipped or hypocoristic form of Jennifer, although also used for Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in these secondary derivations.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Netherlands
  • China

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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