Is Your Name Jennifer, Jenny, Jen, Gin or Similar? - Page 2

MsTinkerbelly · 11-08-2011, 05:38 PM

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

DapperButch · 11-08-2011, 05:39 PM

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 · 11-08-2011, 07:52 PM

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 · 11-09-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

Definitely a conspiracy!!!

What is your middle name? Mine is Lynn.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

Apocalipstic · 11-09-2011, 09:16 AM

Come on Jennifers!

Come play with us!!

dark_crystal · 11-09-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

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 · 11-09-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal

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

Yeah, me too. lololololololo

Tawse · 11-09-2011, 09:28 AM

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 · 11-09-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 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???

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

DapperButch · 11-09-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

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 · 11-09-2011, 04:45 PM

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 · 11-09-2011, 04:48 PM

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 · 11-09-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

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.

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Originally Posted by 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

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.

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Originally Posted by 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)

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

Gemme · 11-09-2011, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

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 · 11-09-2011, 07:53 PM

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.

jenny · 11-09-2011, 08:00 PM

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 · 11-10-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

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 · 11-10-2011, 08:15 AM

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

LaDivina · 11-10-2011, 09:24 AM

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

smouldering · 11-10-2011, 10:06 AM

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

11-08-2011, 05:39 PM	#22
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11-08-2011, 07:52 PM	#23
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11-09-2011, 09:16 AM	#25
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betenoire Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Satan in a Sunday Hat Preferred Pronoun?: Maow Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Chemical Valley Posts: 4,086 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,312 Thanked 8,742 Times in 2,566 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	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) __________________ bête noire \bet-NWAHR\, noun: One that is particularly disliked or that is to be avoided.

11-09-2011, 07:53 PM	#35
ScandalAndy Member How Do You Identify?: human femme spitfire Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: it's official! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: east coast USA Posts: 1,167 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,758 Thanked 3,220 Times in 753 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	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. __________________ The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel. - Claude Bernard (1813-78)

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,958 Times in 5,020 Posts Rep Power: 0	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

11-09-2011, 09:28 AM	#28
Tawse Member How Do You Identify?: TG Gender Queer Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 730 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 2,739 Times in 644 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	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???

11-09-2011, 04:45 PM	#31
Words Member How Do You Identify?: Queer femme submissive Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 969 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 4,261 Times in 677 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	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

11-09-2011, 08:00 PM	#36
jenny Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Relationship Status: inquire within Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 956 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 434 Thanked 1,594 Times in 579 Posts Rep Power: 5091117	*raises hand* 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 __________________ "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

11-10-2011, 08:15 AM	#38
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11-10-2011, 09:24 AM	#39
LaDivina Member How Do You Identify?: Lady-femme Preferred Pronoun?: Lady-ones Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 524 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,084 Thanked 1,729 Times in 413 Posts Rep Power: 20699137	My sister was born in 1966, too, and her middle name is also Lynn!

11-10-2011, 10:06 AM	#40
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