The secret to Jenny's longevity? It was originally a nickname for Jane!
- Efigenia (ef-fih-ZHEN-yah, Portuguese)--form of Iphigenia (if-ih-jen-EYE-ah, Greek)
- Eugenia (yu-JEN-ee-ah, English, Italian, Polish)--feminine form of Eugene.
- Geneva (jen-EE-vah, English)--either from Genevieve or the Swiss city
- Genevieve (JEN-e-veev, English; or zhen-e-vee-ev, French)
- Genista (jen-IS-tah, English)
- Gennadiya (gee-NAH-dee-ah, Russian)--"noble, generous"
- Ginevra (jin-EV-rah, Italian)--form of Guinevere
- Imogen (IM-o-jen, English)
- Jeanette (jen-ETTE, English; or zhen-net, French)
- Jessamine (JES-sah-min, English)--from an older version of Jasmine
- Jinan (jih-NAHN, Arabic)--"garden, paradise"
- Virginia (ver-JIN-yah, English)
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