Jennifer

Jen·ni·fer

a feminine name: dim. Jennie, Jenny

Origin of Jennifer

altered from Guinevere

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Proper noun

A female given name.

Usage notes

The name was mostly used in Cornwall before the 20th century. It became popular in all English-speaking countries, first in UK in the 1950s, and then in US as the top name for women born in 1970-1984.

Related terms

Gaynor
Ginevra
Guinevere
pet forms: Jeni, Jen, Jennie, Jenny, Jenni, Jeny

Origin

From Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from gwen (“fair, white”), and ghwyf (“smooth”); the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Fionnbharr, derived from Goidelic fionn (“white, fair”) and barr (“head”).

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