Jenny

Jenny is a familiar form of Jane or Jennifer, both ultimately deriving from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning God is gracious. Jenny has also long been the traditional name for a female donkey or wren in English folk language, giving it an additional layer of natural, countryside warmth. As a pet name it is one of the most comfortable and affectionate in the English language — soft, unpretentious, and carrying the warmth of long familiarity.

Jenny is a name that feels like coming home — there is nothing complicated about it, nothing to decode or explain, just a warm, familiar presence that has been making people feel good for centuries. Companions named Jenny tend to have exactly that quality: the kind of pet who seems to have always been there, who fits into the household so naturally it is hard to remember what things were like before them. The name suits a companion who is genuinely pleasant company, reliably sweet, and simply very easy to love.