Jennifer

English Alternative forms en Jenifer Jenipher Etymology From en kw Gweniver, from en cnx Gwynnever (cognate with cy Gwenhwyfar), from en cel-bry-pro *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. en Guinevere. Compare ga Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. The /d͡ʒ/ consonantism is due to Anglo-Norman influence; compare fro Genievre /d͡ʒəˈniɛ̯vɾə/ /d͡ʒəˈnjɛvɾə/. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɚ/ GenAm en /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jennifer.wav Southern England en Jen ni fer Proper noun s en female Cornish. en 1906 w:George Bernard Shaw The Doctor's Dilemma act I RIDGEON. Thats a wonderful drawing. Why is it called Jennifer?MRS DUBEDAT. My name is Jennifer.RIDGEON. A strange name.MRS DUBEDAT. Not in Cornwall. I am Cornish. It's only what you call Guinevere. en 1960 w:Jerrard Tickell The Hunt for Richard Thorpe 10 Doubleday "Most people's sisters have decent names like Jennifer or Jane or something. What did you say hers was?" en 2000 w:Dana Stabenow Nothing Gold Can Stay Dutton 0525945598 131 Jennifer. Jenny with the light brown hair. Jenny-fair, their high school French teacher had called her, and fair she had been. en Monica Haider Dermatologists share how to treat dry skin w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/health/dry-winter-skin-wellness/index.html 2025-02-10 “When it comes to the dry skin, it’s really a matter of that top barrier that’s not holding onto the moisture as well,” said Dr. Jennifer Stein, a dermatologist at NYU Langone Health. https://web.archive.org/web/20250312152838/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/health/dry-winter-skin-wellness/index.html 12 March 2025 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. Derived terms en Bennifer Jenessa Jennica Jennifer Aniston neuron Vinnifer Related terms en Gaynor en Ginevra en Guinevere en Gweniver pet forms: en Jen, en Jena, en Jeni, en Jenn, en Jenna, en Jenni, en Jennie, en Jenny, en Jeny Translations female given name Cherokee: chr ᏥᏂᏫ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 珍妮弗 Zhēnnīfú Finnish: fi Jennifer Greek: el Τζένιφερ Hungarian: hu Dzsenifer Latin: la Guenevera f Marathi: mr जेनिफर f Polish: pl Ginewra f Portuguese: pt Jennifer f Russian: ru Дже́ннифер f Džénnifɛr, ru Дже́ннифер f Spanish: es Ginebra, es Yénifer f Cebuano Alternative forms ceb Jenifer Jenipher Etymology ceb en Jennifer, from ceb kw -, from ceb cnx - cnx Gwynnever, from ceb cel-bry-pro *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Pronunciation ceb Jen ni fer Proper noun + ceb female English < Cornish < Middle Cornish < Proto-Brythonic French Etymology From fr en Jennifer in the 20th century. Pronunciation jennifèr Proper noun f fr female German Etymology From de en Jennifer in the 20th century. Pronunciation de /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɐ/ de De-Jennifer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Jen ni fer Proper noun de proper noun de female. Spanish Etymology es :ubor en:Jennifer + 1 Pronunciation Yénifer + Proper noun f es female Swedish Etymology From sv en Jennifer in the 20th century. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Jennifer.wav Proper noun c sv female Tagalog Etymology tl en Jennifer, from tl kw -, from tl cnx - cnx Gwynnever, from tl cel-bry-pro *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Pronunciation Jénifer Proper noun Jénnifér Jenifer tl female English < Cornish < Middle Cornish < Proto-Brythonic