"Jen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɛn/
Etymology: Usually a clipped or hypocoristic form of Jennifer, although also used for Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in these secondary derivations. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|Ivanka|Jan|Janelle|Janet|Janey|Janine|Jeanette|Jeanie|Jeannette|Jeannine|Jenna|Jenny|Jessie|Jo|Jody|Juanita|Shanae|Sinead|Vanna}} Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jen
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Jen-en-name-b1svBRzJ Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 66 34
  2. Middle English masculine personal name, a short form of Old French Jehan
    Sense id: en-Jen-en-name-o2~kOaA- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Jenny, Jenna, Jenessa
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    },
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    "English female given names from French",
    "English female given names from Hebrew",
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɛn/"
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