Jenni

Jenni is a feminine given name, sometimes a modern diminutive or short form of Jennifer. The etymology is actually that of a diminutive of Jane, however.[1]

A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johanna.[2]

People with the given name Jenni

• Jenni Asserholt (born 1988), ice hockey player
• Jenni Baird (born 1976), Australian actress
• Jenni Barber, American actress and singer
• Jenni Calder (21st century), Scottish literary historian
• Jenni Dahlman (born 1981), Finnish model
• Jenni Dant (21st century), American basketball player
• Jenni Falconer (born 1976), Scottish television presenter
• Jenni Farley (born 1986), American television personality
• Jenni Haukio (born 1977), Finnish poet, and the wife of the current (since 2012) President of Finland
• Jenni Hucul (born 1988), Canadian bobsledder
• Jenni Irani (1923-1982), Indian cricketer
• Jenni Keenan Green (born 1970), Scottish actress
• Jenni Meno (21st century), American pair skater
• Jenni Murray (born 1950), British journalist and broadcaster
• Jenni Olson (born 1962), American film director
• Jenni Rivera (born 1969), Mexican American musician
• Jenni Trent Hughes (21st century), British television presenter
• Jenni Vartiainen (born 1983), Finnish pop singer
• Jenni Vähämaa (born 1992), Finnish figure skater

Fictional characters with the given name Jenni

• Jenni Vainio, a fictional character in the Finnish drama series Salatut elämät

People with the surname Jenni

• Clarence Marvin Jenni (1896-1973), discoverer of Jennite, a calcium silicate hydrate mineral, and director of the Geological Museum at the University of Missouri
• Florian Jenni (born 1980), Swiss chess player
• Marcel Jenni (born 1974), Swiss ice hockey player
• Alexis Jenni (born 1963), French literary writer

See also

• Jenny (given name), includes variant spelling Jennie
• Jennifer (disambiguation)

References

1. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin, and History of the name Jenni". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
2. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin, and History of the name Jenni". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-25.