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I think I like the 'fer' ending most - as it brings distinction on the polysyllabic formality, even amidst the given popularity, yet this very syllable is not (to my limited knowledge) used in any popular hypocoristic versions. I love that it ends with a consonant other than "ette", which implies lesser or inferior--which, ethically to me is a meaning which should never be imposed or supposed upon anyone.

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Jen / Jenn can be an independent formal name - without raising much question, though most would assume it a short name for Jennifer. As a short name - I like it much better than Jean - as a short for Jeanine or Eugene. If I were named Eugene - I'd use the Jeanine version - and who would be the wiser: if one asserts etymology, I'd counter with morphology.