When Fridolin Jenny was born on 5 February 1819, in Ennenda, Glarus, Switzerland, his father, Fridolin Jenny, was 25 and his mother, Amalia Hoesli, was 25. He married Elsbeth Leuzinger on 5 October 1847. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 8 March 1880, in his hometown, at the age of 61.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Dietrich, Otto.
Swiss German and Alsatian: from a pet form of Jähn, Swiss German and Alsatian form of the personal name Johannes (see John ).
English: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Jen (from Jehan; see Jean and John ).
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