Jennie as a full first name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 48 year old coworker Jenny.

Her only problem was a decade of people pronouncing her name like Forrest Gump does.

+10 at work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not like Jennifer and won’t name her Jennie if people say I have to name her Jennifer.

Jennie used to be a full name on it’s own.

I loved the name but don’t want my kid stuck with people asking “is that short for Jennifer?” her whole life.

She will be stuck with "is that short for Jennifer" her whole life. People will call her Jennifer unbidden. HR will look at her birth certificate / passport / social security card and STILL ASK if her name is short for Jennifer. People will suggest she change her name if she wants to be taken seriously. Don't do it.

-signed Jenny (not a nickname for Jennifer)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not like Jennifer and won’t name her Jennie if people say I have to name her Jennifer.

Jennie used to be a full name on it’s own.

I loved the name but don’t want my kid stuck with people asking “is that short for Jennifer?” her whole life.

She will be stuck with "is that short for Jennifer" her whole life. People will call her Jennifer unbidden. HR will look at her birth certificate / passport / social security card and STILL ASK if her name is short for Jennifer. People will suggest she change her name if she wants to be taken seriously. Don't do it.

-signed Jenny (not a nickname for Jennifer)

Almost never happens to me. And I’d still prefer it to going by something other than my legal name.
-Jennie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, I’m legally Jennifer, but have gone by Jennie every day of my life. No one ever asks for clarification unless they have seen my full name in paperwork. I find it much more annoying to have a legal name I don’t use, and all the years of asking teachers or people who saw my paychecks to call me my “nickname”. Please name her Jennie! 😁

Something you might not expect… when my name is read by strangers in public (Starbucks, doctors, someone reading my credit card, etc.) it’s mostly Jeannie. Sometimes Jenine, sometimes Janie, maybe 2-3 times out of every 10 does it come out as Jennie. This doesn’t bother me, I always answer to any of these names immediately. I do not respond to Jennifer, ever, just doesn’t register as someone talking to me.

It says "Jennie" and not Jennifer on your credit card? And your medical records?

Yep, I actually have a mix of Jennie/Jennifer on these types of things. Like I said, sure is a pain to have a legal name I don’t use. One time I went round in circles on the phone with someone from my university about the name on my diploma. She kept saying I needed Jennifer, and I kept asking “on the diploma I already have on my wall??” And explaining that I use Jennie professionally. It was probably the weirdest conversation I’ve had about my name because the diploma was months old and already in my possession. The end result was that I needed to send her an email with Jennie in the signature block to prove that’s what I use 🤷‍♀️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Name her Jennie. It’s a lovely name.

And as an Abbey myself and not Abigail, she’ll answer the question once per curious person (no, just abbey) and that’s it. It’s no big deal.

Agree. It is a good name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not like Jennifer and won’t name her Jennie if people say I have to name her Jennifer.

Jennie used to be a full name on it’s own.

I loved the name but don’t want my kid stuck with people asking “is that short for Jennifer?” her whole life.

She will be stuck with "is that short for Jennifer" her whole life. People will call her Jennifer unbidden. HR will look at her birth certificate / passport / social security card and STILL ASK if her name is short for Jennifer. People will suggest she change her name if she wants to be taken seriously. Don't do it.

-signed Jenny (not a nickname for Jennifer)

dp I actually don't think people will really ask or push as much as you say. If they ask, she will just say no. I don't see how that is an "ordeal" I actually thought of naming our dd Jennie after my dh's great-grandmother but, ultimately chose another name. I think Op should go for it.

[Anonymous]

As someone with a "nickname" for a name, it's not that big of a deal. Really.

That said, I prefer the Jenny spelling for a standalone name. I know some Scandinavian/Scandinavian-American women named Jenny, and that's how they spell it.

Also, Jenny used to be a nickname for Jane, so you could name her Jane and call her Jenny if you want, too.