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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old Welsh : White wave

Girl name variations

Jennifer

Jennifer

- 2% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Jenyfer

Jenyfer

0 % this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jenny

Jenny

+ 12% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jennie

Jennie

+ 17% this year
Feminine
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Jinny

Jinny

0 % this year
Feminine
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Jenni

Jenni

+ 47% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jen

Jen

+ 27% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jena

Jena

- 26% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jennett

Jennett

0 % this year
Feminine
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Jenet

Jenet

0 % this year
Feminine
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Jenna

Jenna

- 10% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Jennifar

Jennifar

0 % this year
Feminine
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Jenafar

Jenafar

0 % this year
Feminine
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Jennafar

Jennafar

0 % this year
Feminine
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How Popular Is The Name Jenifer

Family name origins & meanings

  • Probably a variant spelling of English Jennifer, from the Welsh female personal name Gwenhwyfar, a compound of gwen ‘fair’, ‘white’ + (g)wyf ‘smooth’, ‘yielding’ + fawr ‘large’.

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