Jennie
[ˈdʒɛni]Meaning
variant of Jenny, originally a diminutive of Jane
Background Story
Jennie is a variant of Jenny, and before the 20th century this spelling was the more common one. Jenny was originally a diminutive of Jane, meaning "God is gracious", and it is now associated with Jennifer, meaning "the fair one". The name was borrowed into Swedish from English in the eighteenth century.
Variations
Jenny, Jeni
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