Is Your Name Jennifer, Jenny, Jen, Gin or Similar?

[Apocalipstic]

I have always known that Jennifer was the most popular girl's name in the US in 1963 and for many years after.

In college, there were six (6) Jennifers on my hall Freshman year :|.

I have lived with two Jennifers.

anddddddddd.

I am positive that at the reunion, half the people I met were named some variety of Jen.

Is your name Jennifer or something similar and if so, how does it impact your life? Do you have whiplash from always thinking someone is calling your name?

[Just_G]

This is the exact reason I shortened my name from Gin to literally just G. There are so many Jens around here that all hang out together that they all use last names, but there are still people that will say "Hey Jen" and a dozen people turn around!

When I go to Smoothie King to get a smoothie, they always right my name on the cup as "Jen" and not "Gin"...even when I annunciate beyone normal vocal skills. Now I just tell them my name is Steve. I get some funny looks, but they don't mispell it any more! :winky:

[LaneyDoll]

I was ALMOST a Jennifer but my mom changed her mind late in her pregnancy. I am glad that I ended up with the name I did; I have about 6 or more friends with a variation of the name Jennifer.

:sparklyheart:

[Apocalipstic]

When I order soemthing like at Starbux, I tell them my name is Pip. Its useless to say Jen. Everyone in the damm store is always named Jen.

[Just_G]

When I order soemthing like at Starbux, I tell them my name is Pip. Its useless to say Jen. Everyone in the damm store is always named Jen.

I will walk in to work and my dad will see my cup and say "you got someone else's drink" when it says Jen. (and especially when it says Steve...lol)

[LaDivina]

My sister's name is Jennifer/Jennie. She's 45 years old and we have family members who still spell it Jenny. *eyeroll*

[WolfyOne]

I have a niece named Jennifer
Her friends call her Jenny and I just can't do it
I can however and have called her Jen, over and over

[Apocalipstic]

My sister's name is Jennifer/Jennie. She's 45 years old and we have family members who still spell it Jenny. *eyeroll*

My boss insists on spelling Jen..Jenn. Pffft. Totally get it. I went thru a Jennie phase but stopped becasue I kept wanting to make the dot over the i a flower or heart.

[PinkieLee]

Not gonna lie... just went through my contacts, I've got 14 of you dang people named after some variation of Jennifer!

[dark_crystal]

my name is Jennifer
i was born in 1970
my eighth grade yearbook had 3 of us in a row

Jennifer Bra*****
Jennifer Bre***
Jennifer Bri****

when i was in middle school and high school i was jenny, then jenni, then JENNIFER, then jeni

in college i was jennifer, then jenny again

now when people ask my preference i say "whatever you don't already have" as in- if you know a Jenny i'll be a jennifer, if you know both i can be jen

i changed so much i figure i have forfeited my right to be picky

interesting trivia- i have never dated another Jennifer

how about ya'll?

[ButchEire]

Interesting. I only know one Jennifer and I don't have any Jennifers in my family, nor have I ever dated a Jennifer.

[dark_crystal]

My boss insists on spelling Jen..Jenn. Pffft. Totally get it. I went thru a Jennie phase but stopped becasue I kept wanting to make the dot over the i a flower or heart.

i used a circle over my "i" throughout the eighties i think

ALSO! the ESPRIT "e" was big for a while too

[dark_crystal]

My sister's name is Jennifer/Jennie. She's 45 years old and we have family members who still spell it Jenny. *eyeroll*

my dad regularly gives me 2 "f"s and one "n" "Jeniffer"

ALSO i had a neighbor named Jenny that always called me Kimberly or Tiffany

i felt like she must not consider me qualified for jennyhood

[Apocalipstic]

my name is Jennifer
i was born in 1970
my eighth grade yearbook had 3 of us in a row

Jennifer Bra*****
Jennifer Bre***
Jennifer Bri****

when i was in middle school and high school i was jenny, then jenni, then JENNIFER, then jeni

in college i was jennifer, then jenny again

now when people ask my preference i say "whatever you don't already have" as in- if you know a Jenny i'll be a jennifer, if you know both i can be jen

i changed so much i figure i have forfeited my right to be picky

interesting trivia- i have never dated another Jennifer

how about ya'll?

Seeee and I thought Mr. Jenny's name was Jenny too! :)

I have dated 2 Jennifers. I think it was narcissistic and maybe having the same name seemed enough in common at the time.

[Apocalipstic]

my dad regularly gives me 2 "f"s and one "n" "Jeniffer"

ALSO i had a neighbor named Jenny that always called me Kimberly or Tiffany

i felt like she must not consider me qualified for jennyhood

I get called Stephanie, which is my sister's name, even by people who don't know I have a sister named Stephanie.

[dark_crystal]

Seeee and I thought Mr. Jenny's name was Jenny too! :)

I have dated 2 Jennifers. I think it was narcissistic and maybe having the same name seemed enough in common at the time.

no Mr. Jenny is just paranoid about having "her business" on the internet. it was like pulling teeth to get her to let me have a picture of us together on my facebook, and she herself has NO facebook OR bfp login

sooooooo i can pretty much blab about her all i want and she'll never know

[princessbelle]

Ya know...

I think the only Jennifers i know are on here. I don't even remember any in school. But, there are a lot online.

BTW...i absolutely adore that name. It is so very pretty. Always thought so, all of the variations.

Maybe i'll join the club and change my name.

[moxie]

I have always gone by Jennifer, never Jen or Jenny, even when I was little. Everyone I have ever been close with has always called me Jen and I just let them be. I only correct people when they call me Jenny.

In undergrad our group of friends called me by my last name as we had another Jennifer in our group (she was also called by her last name).

Until about 10th grade I was called Jennifer F. or "Jennifer with the red hair" by teachers and peers since at one time we had 8 in our class.

Having this name was annoying while in school, notsomuch anymore.

[chai~]

oh, this made me giggle!!!
I am not a "Jennifer", but I have 2 "Jen's" in my immediate family.
In grade school, there were 2.
In high school there were 4 or 5.

[dark_crystal]

i feel like, for how many of us are out there, Jennifers are underrepresented in the in terms of public figures

i mean there are Jennifers

1. Aniston
2. Beals
3. Connelly
4. Coolidge
5. Finnigan
6. Garner
7. Grey
8. Jason Leigh
9. Jones
10. Lopez
11. Love Hewitt
12. Tilly

and that SEEMS like a lot, but not when you consider moxie had 8 in one class!

do Jennifers get famous under their middle names instead b/c the first is too common?

OR

are we slackers?

OR IS IT A CONSPIRACY :tinfoil:

[MsTinkerbelly]

My Sister is Jennifer, my Cousin is Jenny, my other cousin's wife is Jenny, my other cousin named his daughter Jennifer, and one of my besties in high school was a Jenni.

Except for my Sister and Bestie, they all have the same last name:seeingstars:

[DapperButch]

There were a kzillion Jennifers in my grade. I was born in 1970. I see that dark crystal was born the same year. moxie, what year were you born?

P.S. No I am not a Jennifer.

[Gemme]

I have always had a significant person in my life named Jennifer, ever since I was 4 years old.

My name has gained popularity as well and, frankly, I hate that. My name is mine. Hrmph.

[Apocalipstic]

i feel like, for how many of us are out there, Jennifers are underrepresented in the in terms of public figures

i mean there are Jennifers

1. Aniston
2. Beals
3. Connelly
4. Coolidge
5. Finnigan
6. Garner
7. Grey
8. Jason Leigh
9. Jones
10. Lopez
11. Love Hewitt
12. Tilly

and that SEEMS like a lot, but not when you consider moxie had 8 in one class!

do Jennifers get famous under their middle names instead b/c the first is too common?

OR

are we slackers?

OR IS IT A CONSPIRACY :tinfoil:

Definitely a conspiracy!!!

What is your middle name? Mine is Lynn.

I have always had a significant person in my life named Jennifer, ever since I was 4 years old.

My name has gained popularity as well and, frankly, I hate that. My name is mine. Hrmph.

Is your name actually Gemme? It is very popular in England among the 25 to 35 group it seems.

[Apocalipstic]

Come on Jennifers!

Come play with us!! :bunchflowers::bunchflowers::bunchflowers:

[dark_crystal]

Definitely a conspiracy!!!

What is your middle name? Mine is Lynn.

mine is Lynne! making "JEN-ni-fur LEE-yunn" my "in trouble" name

[Apocalipstic]

mine is Lynne! making "JEN-ni-fur LEE-yunn" my "in trouble" name

Yeah, me too. lololololololo

[Tawse]

I just went through my FB friends list and I only have one Jen on there...


I feel completely unpopular now.


side note: growing up I was surrounded by Kims and Kimberly's and have 6 of them on my friends list... Is it a geographical thing???

[Apocalipstic]

I just went through my FB friends list and I only have one Jen on there...


I feel completely unpopular now.


side note: growing up I was surrounded by Kims and Kimberly's and have 6 of them on my friends list... Is it a geographical thing???

I know lots of Kimberlys too, maybe it is geographical and age related?

[DapperButch]

I know lots of Kimberlys too, maybe it is geographical and age related?

What year were you born Apoc? What about you Tawse? Where did you grow up? How can we decifer unless we know that stuff? lol :-)

As an aside, I think that a lot of female's middle names are Lynn (mine included). It goes with lots of first names. But, again, that could be an age/regional thing.

Like I said, I grew up with a lot of Jennifers and I was born in 1970. In Maryland.

[Words]

I changed my name to Jenny (legally) about ten years ago. People assume that it's short for Jennifer, but it's not (and I hate being referred to as Jen).

Why Jenny? I honestly have no idea. I guess I just liked the way it sounded.

Words

[betenoire]

I am not a Jennifer. However all my life I've always been friends with at least once.

Does Genevieve count as a Jennifer?

Thankfully my name is somewhat uncommon - unless you were born in the late 70s and your parents were fans of the Looking Glass, or you were born in the 90s and your parents liked the show Moesha. (Interestingly, Brandy Norwood was also born in the late 70s)

[Apocalipstic]

What year were you born Apoc? What about you Tawse? Where did you grow up? How can we decifer unless we know that stuff? lol :-)

As an aside, I think that a lot of female's middle names are Lynn (mine included). It goes with lots of first names. But, again, that could be an age/regional thing.

Like I said, I grew up with a lot of Jennifers and I was born in 1970. In Maryland.

I was born in 1963 amd my parents were from TN and VA. Almost every female I know has the middle name Lynn or Lynne or similar too. lol.

I changed my name to Jenny (legally) about ten years ago. People assume that it's short for Jennifer, but it's not (and I hate being referred to as Jen).

Why Jenny? I honestly have no idea. I guess I just liked the way it sounded.

Words

I like Jenny actually. Up until I started working everyone called me Jenny, then I had a boss named Jenny, so I was forced to go with Jennifer and it stuck. My family and friends from childhood call me Jenny. It seems sweeter. :)

I am not a Jennifer. However all my life I've always been friends with at least once.

Does Genevieve count as a Jennifer?

Thankfully my name is somewhat uncommon - unless you were born in the late 70s and your parents were fans of the Looking Glass, or you were born in the 90s and your parents liked the show Moesha. (Interestingly, Brandy Norwood was also born in the late 70s)

Actually Jennifer comes from Guenevere. I bet its closely related to Genevieve, which is a really cool name btw!

[Gemme]

Definitely a conspiracy!!!

What is your middle name? Mine is Lynn.



Is your name actually Gemme? It is very popular in England among the 25 to 35 group it seems.

It's not. I like it though. :)

[ScandalAndy]

There were three of us in my grade named Jennifer. Two of us had the same birthday. I always got bummed out when they did the birthday announcements and I'd get all excited thinking my friends put one in for me, but when they got to the last name it was the other one. SHEESH!

I spell it Jenn these days. There are 8 people with the same first and last name as me at my job. I get emails intended for the one in the legal department all the time. :tease:

[jenny]

I was born in 1966, and I don't think there was another Jennifer/Jenny/Jen in my small elementary school class. When I moved to a bigger town with a larger school, there were a few, but I don't remember ever feeling like there were a TON of us.

When I was little, my parents called me Jenny Lynn, adding in my middle name. I hated that. I was always Jenny, except for the summer when I turned 15, during which I thought "Jennifer" sounded much more grown up. (As an aside, I have a friend, Todd, who I met that summer, who STILL calls me Jennifer. Nobody else does. Ever.) I stayed Jenny until about age 30, at which time, somehow, I became Jen.

Now about half of my friends call me Jen, half call me Jenny. All of my kids' friends call me Momma Jenny.

I love my name, but I never thought it fit me. I wanted to be named Amy. (Or maybe Aimee.)

Jen/ny

[dark_crystal]

Actually Jennifer comes from Guenevere. I bet its closely related to Genevieve, which is a really cool name btw!

Mr. Jenny's mom is almost exclusively Spanish-speaking, and she could never remember my name until Mr. Jenny told her "Genoveva"

now she has no problem remembering my name. It is "Veva."

[Ebon]

No my name is not any of those things. Thanks for asking, have a great day.

[LaDivina]

My sister was born in 1966, too, and her middle name is also Lynn!

[smouldering]

I am not a Jennifer, Jenny, Jen etc. but i have known several growing up and I think i have 2 or 3 on my FB.
I have that ever so common name of Kimberly however lol

[Tawse]

What year were you born Apoc? What about you Tawse? Where did you grow up? How can we decifer unless we know that stuff? lol :-)


Born in 69 and have lived in the metro atlanta area for the entirety of it.


As another aside... I am now nominating "lynn/e" as the most common middle name regardless of first names.

[LaDivina]

As another aside... I am now nominating "lynn/e" as the most common middle name regardless of first names.

Hmm, I'm gonna have to go with "Ann/e" on that. (Guess what MY middle name is.) :winky:

[Gemme]

Born in 69 and have lived in the metro atlanta area for the entirety of it.


As another aside... I am now nominating "lynn/e" as the most common middle name regardless of first names.

Hmm, I'm gonna have to go with "Ann/e" on that. (Guess what MY middle name is.) :winky:

I see you both and raise you a "Leigh/Lee/Leah". My best friend from childhood's name is Jennifer Leigh.

[Cid]

I work in a factory and there are 4 Jen's on our team of 20 people.

As for middle names, mine is Anne and my sister's is Lynn. My grandmother's name was Leah. I got them all in the family.

[dark_crystal]

i feel like, for how many of us are out there, Jennifers are underrepresented in the in terms of public figures

i mean there are Jennifers

1. Aniston
2. Beals
3. Connelly
4. Coolidge
5. Finnigan
6. Garner
7. Grey
8. Jason Leigh
9. Jones
10. Lopez
11. Love Hewitt
12. Tilly

and that SEEMS like a lot, but not when you consider moxie had 8 in one class!

do Jennifers get famous under their middle names instead b/c the first is too common?

OR

are we slackers?

OR IS IT A CONSPIRACY :tinfoil:

Bumping this thread bc it has been a while and i wonder if more Jennifers have accumulated