Dated or Usable?

Girl Names
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In doing some digging into my family tree, I’ve come across some names that are pretty interesting.

One that I’m really intrigued by is [name_f]Jennie[/name_f]. She was my paternal great-grandmother, and one of my cousins is named [name_f]Jenny[/name_f].

Something about [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] (with the -ie spelling) makes it linger in my mind. While I’d normally say the name feels a bit dated, I’m wondering if [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] could be a cute name for a modern little girl. I’m specifically thinking of it with a spunky middle like [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] or [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] [name_u]Saige[/name_u] (just examples, but I’m open to suggestions!).

What are your thoughts? Is it useable and cute or dated and uninspired? Would it be better for a nickname? If so, what long names do you love where [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] could work as a nickname?

Thanks!

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[name_f]Jennie[/name_f] is totally usable. I know one [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] and one [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] my age so it doesn’t feel all that dated. With that said though I can understand why some people may feel it is dated (because of the [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] boom in the 80s). Paired with [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] or [name_u]Saige[/name_u], [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] does feel a little trendy but I think it’s fine cause it fits in with modern trends. I think [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] is perfectly okay on its own. I love [name_f]Janie[/name_f] but [name_f]Jane[/name_f] not so much so its not a big deal to me personally to have a nickname as a name.

3

Ooh, I haven’t thought about [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] in a while. I think it’s very cute and would be fine as a stand-alone (if [name_f]Molly[/name_f] can, why not [name_f]Jennie[/name_f]?).

Of course there’s [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], but here are some other ideas for which [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] could be a NN…

FN only:

[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_u]Genesis[/name_u]/Genesee, [name_f]Geneva[/name_f]/[name_f]Genevra[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f], [name_f]Janessa[/name_f], [name_f]Janette[/name_f], [name_f]Janice[/name_f], [name_u]January[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Jenica[/name_f], [name_f]Jenna[/name_f], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]

FN/MN combo ideas:

[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - [name_f]Jillian[/name_f] [name_f]Nixie[/name_f] - [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] - [name_f]Jade[/name_f] [name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - [name_f]Jayda[/name_f] [name_f]Novalie[/name_f] - [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] [name_f]Destiny[/name_f] - [name_f]Jerica[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - [name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] - [name_f]Joelle[/name_f] [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] - [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] - [name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Nella[/name_f] - [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] - [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] [name_f]Nolie[/name_f] - [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Tierney[/name_u] - [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] [name_m]Kearney[/name_m] - [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] - [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] – [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] - [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] [name_f]Melanie[/name_f]

4

Usable, but dated. That said I don’t think a name being dated is the worst thing in the world, provided you love it enough to look past that fact. I like the idea of pairing it with a more modern / spunky middle name.

5

I use the [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] spelling- my name’s [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]- and I never really saw it as dated… [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] is dated. I went to school with a couple [name_f]Jenna[/name_f]'s.

6

Totally usable. I find [name_f]Jennie[/name_f] quite appealing. And [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] too for that matter. It is rare to find a little [name_f]Jennie[/name_f].