January 3
Why this day? Jen is a short form of Jennifer, and shares its name day.
Jen is celebrated in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Argentina on January 3; France on July 2.
Jen is a short form of Jennifer. It keeps its origin (Cornish) and meaning — the one with fair skin or soft skin, and shares its name day, January 3.
On birth records, Jen is rarely written as such: the Jens are Jennifers (35,961 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jennifer page. Jen is also a short form of Jenifer, Jeniffer.
Jen is a short form of Jennifer, which means the one with fair skin or soft skin.
January 3, together with Jennifer: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jennifer.
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