Jennifer

Jennifer \jen-ni-fer, je-nnif-er\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Jennifer can also be used as a baby name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced JHEHN-ihF-er ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jennifer: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Jennifer?

Jennifer's origin is Old Welsh, and its use, English and German. The name Jennifer is the Cornish form of Guinevere (Old French). The original form is Gwenhwyfar (Old Welsh), a name which gave rise to short forms such as Gaynor and Geunor in Wales after the medieval period. The name spread to England after the 16th century, spawning forms such as Vanora in Scotland, and Jennifer or Jenifer in Cornwall. By the start of the 20th century, interest in the name as a Cornish variant picked up, and it rapidly replaced the original forms. The popularity of the name was first boosted by its appearance as the character Jennifer Dubedat in the George Bernard Shaw play The Doctor's Dilemma (1905). Jennifer is a form (English and German) of the English and French Guinevere name popularity. Jennifer is a widely used name; it has 76 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise Genever meaning and origin, Genn name popularity, Genna meaning, Genni name popularity, Gennie meaning and origin, Genny definition, what does the name Genoveffa mean, short names for Genoveva, Genowefa pronounciation, nicknames for Ginnifer, Jenai name variations, Jenalee meaning and origin, baby name Jenalyn, Jenalynn meaning and origin, Jenara pronounciation, Jenarae meaning, nicknames for Jenay, name Jenaya, Jeneen name popularity, Jenefer name variations, name Jenene origin, Jenessa meaning of name, meaning of Jenetta, what does the name Jenibelle mean, baby name Jenica, Jenice name, name Jeniece origin, meaning of Jenika, Jenise meaning and origin, Jenita pronounciation, nicknames for Jennee, name Jennelle origin, Jennessa name variations, Jennica meaning, baby name Jennifeur, name Jennika, Jennilee name popularity, nicknames for Jennilyn, short names for Jennipher, Jennis name variations, nicknames for Jennita, baby name Jenniver, name Jennyann, Jennylee name popularity, short names for Jeny, Jinni meaning, Jinny meaning of name, and name Yenifer meaning. Other English forms comprise the shortenings nicknames for Jen, what does the name Jeni mean, Jenn name popularity, name Jenna origin, and Jenni meaning, the diminutives name Jeffie, meaning of Jena, Jenae meaning of name, Jenne name, Jenney name variations, nicknames for Jennie, and nicknames for Jenny (also used in German), and the spelling variants what does the name Genifer mean, nicknames for Gennifer, name Gennifur, baby name Jeneffer, Jenifer pronounciation (also used in German), baby name Jeniffer, baby name Jenifre, Jenipher name variations, baby name Jennafer, nicknames for Jennefer, nicknames for Jenneffer, Jenniferr name popularity, Jenniffer name popularity, nicknames for Jennyfer (also used in German), and meaning of Jenyfer. The Hawaiian Ienipa meaning is a form of Jennifer that is used in foreign languages. See also the related forms, the English Geneva meaning and the English, French, and German nicknames for Genevieve. Jennifer is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1974, 4.030% of baby girls were named Jennifer. It had a ranking of #1 then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #120 with a usage of 0.134%, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Jennifer was 18% more regularly used than the 2nd most popular name, name Jenna origin, in 2010. Jennifer has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 172 times more baby girls than boys who were named Jennifer in 1989.

The following famous people share the name Jennifer:

• Actress Jennifer Aniston, born 11 February 1969, Sherman Oaks, California
• Actress Jennifer Connelly, born 12 December 1970
• Actress Jennifer Garner, born 17 April 1972, Houston, Texas
• Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, born 21 February 1979, Waco, Texas
• Actress Jennifer Hudson, born 12 September 1981, Chicago, Illinois
• Actress Jennifer Jones, born Phylis Isley 2 March 1919, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Actress Jennifer Lopez, born 24 July 1970, New York, New York
• Actress Jennifer Tilly, born 16 September 1958, Harbor City, California
• Artist Jennifer Joseph
• Internet Celebrity Jenn Sterger, born Jennifer Lynette Sterger.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jennifer:

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The baby name Jennifer fun facts:

The name Jennifer in reverse order is "Refinnej".

The numerological value of the name Jennifer is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Jennifer?

Jennifer is in the top names in USA.