JENNIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of JANET, JANE, JEAN, and JENNIFER

Long before the Jennifer Era, Jennie was a fashionable pet form of several names, and was also used independently -- in 1875 it was in the Top 20. It was replaced by the Jenny spelling in the 1960s, and is rarely seen today.

Variations:
Jenee, Jen, Jenny, Jennee, Jenney, Jeni, Jenni, Jenne

Jennie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Ancestor's Vintage Names
• Jane with a common, one syllable surname?
• CAF
• NEW Baby Name Game!!!! (Be Warned: Ridiculous # Of Kids!!!!)
• Dress up Jane

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jennie:

• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• IRISH CELEBRITY BABY NAMES