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Re: Jennie
JENNET was said to have been used in Scotland. Would they have made the leap JENNET > JENNY?
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah Joseph
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Absolutely. The diminutive -IE ending was highly popular in Scotland in the 18th century. The poet Robert Burns, for instance (1759-1796) was called Rabbie among contemporaries, and Charles Stuart (a pretender to the throne of England, 1720-1788) was commonly called "Bonnie Prince Charlie." Janet/Jannet/Jennet was a popular name in Scotland, and these three forms seem to have been used almost interchangeably (for example, in this book, where all of them plus Jean appear repeatedly: http://tinyurl.com/pdelq2k.) There is no need for for the progression to necessarily be Janet > Jennet > Jennie. There is plenty of evidence that women named Jean and Janet were nicknamed Jennie as well. Jenny Cameron, for example, was also called Jeanie.

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