Jenni is a feminine given name, sometimes a modern diminutive or short form of Jennifer. The etymology is actually that of a diminutive of Jane, however. A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johanna. People with the given name Jenni Jenni Howell Asserholt (born 1988), ice hockey player Jenni Baird (born 1976), Australian actress Jenni Barber, American actress and singer Jenni Calder (21st century), Scottish literary historian Jenni Dahlman (born 1981), Finnish model Jenni Dant (21st century), American basketball player Jenni Falconer (born 1976), Scottish television presenter Jenni Farley (born 1986), American television personality Jenni Haukio (born 1977), Finnish poet, and the wife of the current (since 2012) President of Finland Jenni Hucul (born 1988), Canadian bobsledder Jenni Irani (1923–1982), Indian cricketer Jenni Keenan Green (born 1970), Scottish actress Jenni Meno (21st century), American pair skater Jenni Murray (born 1950), British journalist and broadcaster Jenni Olson (born 1962), American film director Jenni Rivera (born 1969), Mexican American musician Jenni Trent Hughes (21st century), British television presenter Jenni Vartiainen (born 1983), Finnish pop singer Jenni Vähämaa (born 1992), Finnish figure skater Fictional characters with the given name Jenni Jenni Vainio, a fictional character in the Finnish drama series Salatut elämät People with the surname Jenni Clarence Marvin Jenni (1896–1973), discoverer of Jennite, a calcium silicate hydrate mineral, and director of the Geological Museum at the University of Missouri Florian Jenni (born 1980), Swiss chess player Marcel Jenni (born 1974), Swiss ice hockey player Alexis Jenni (born 1963), French literary writer See also Jenny (given name), includes variant spelling Jennie Jennifer (disambiguation) References Feminine given names Finnish feminine given names