Jenny

Significat (Anglès)

Name

1. A female given name.
2. A surname.

Noun

1. (UK, informal) A Wren (a member of the WRNS).
2. (slang) A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.
3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of jenny.

Conceptes

Jenny

Sinònims

William Le Baron Jenny

Traduccions

Jenny

جِينِي

ânesse

Jane

Jenny

Jenny

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛni/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Jen + -y, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc. or (rarely) Eugenia, Virginia, etc. but now more often used as a diminutive of Jennifer.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in derivations from Jane etc.
In senses related to inanimate objects, partially derived from the generic senses of Jane and partially an informal pronunciation of engine.

Frases

The collection is edited by Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell.