Jenifer name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Welsh, German, Celtic and Old Welsh
Usage: English, German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: j(e)-ni-fer
Meaning: White Phantom, Fair One, Blessed, Shining and Race and Woman
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What does Jenifer mean?

Origin of Well-Liked Jenifer is in Old Welsh, Welsh, German and Celtic, meaning of Jenifer is "White Phantom, Fair, Blessed, Shining or Race and Woman", a gender insensitive name is majorly used in Norwegian, Danish, English, German, Finnish and Swedish.

Jenifer is form of Guinevere. Guinevere is Old French cognate of Gwenhwyfar. Admired Guinevere has its origin in Old Welsh, Guinevere means "White and Smooth, Fair One and Soft". Jenifer is resulted from Geneviève.

Geneviève is equivalent of Genoveva in French language. Also Geneviève is equivalent of Genovefa in French language. Geneviève's meaning is People and Race and Woman has its origin in Germanic and German.

It is celebrated on January 3.

How do I pronounce Jenifer?

The most common pronunciation of three syllabled Jenifer is j(e)-ni-fer.

Variants of Jenifer

Guinevere, Gwenhwyfar, Jeneefer, Gaenor, Gwennie, Gwenn

How popular is the name Jenifer?

Jenifer is a popular in United States where over 25452 new-borns have been given the name since 1933. Presently the moniker is on a rise, in 1973, 922 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 271st position.

In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names 20 times Jenifer used to be a common name in France, first appeared in 1968 and over 1069 babies have been given the name in 48 years.

At the peak of its usage in 2002,. However after 48 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Jenifer is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 22 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 2000.

Over 141 babies in England and Wales have been named Jenifer. Also, in Ireland, it has been in use since 1966 and achieved its top most rank of 315 in 1967.

It had a short run of 5 years on Belgium girl names chart. But Jenifer is a popular baby name in Uganda where every 1 in 800 have the name as well as in, Philippines, Nigeria, Brazil, Tanzania and Spain.

At least, 210000 people globally have been given the name as per our research.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202300844612
202200725015
202100571921
202000718615
201900597320
201800499026
201700708316
201600579122
201500448231
201400409936
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Jenifer in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands506926
Finland00054
Sweden508440
Norway502433
Denmark50210

Numerological aspects of Jenifer

Nothing escapes your eye, your sense of smell is highly developed, such as your sense of touch. Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. Having vowel E as your first one in your name represents your sensitivity. Love makes you complete. Meditation is your thing. You are against the cruelty of any kind and have a short temper. You need to acquire personal independence and hit the road of success.

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  •  Brionne - Of English and Celtic origin, Outlandish Brionne means "The Name of a Flowering Vine Used in Folk Medicine or A Flowering Vine" and is given to both boys and girls is substantially used in English
  •  Mirle - Origin of Illustrous Mirle is in French, Hebrew and Old French is especially used in Finnish is a girl name. Mirle is form of Mirjam in German language
  •  Duibhín - Originated from Celtic, Duibhín means "Black or the Diminutive Suffix -Ín" is usually given to baby boys

Middle names for Jenifer

These loveable and familiar middle names fit well with Jenifer.

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Famous people named Jenifer

  • Jenifer McKitrick, songwriter
  • Jenifer Estess, Moline, Illinois-born theatre producer
  • Jenifer Haselgrove, British physicist and computer scientist
  • Jenifer Lewis, American actress, singer and activist
  • Jenifer Alcorn, retired, undefeated WIBA, IWBF
  • Jenifer, French singer and actress
  • Jenifer Bartoli in La chanson de l'année 2012 as
  • Jenifer Beth Kaplan in as
  • Jenifer Strovas in BASEketball as Actress
  • Jenifer Neme in Shade as Actress
  • Jenifer Armitage in Brothers and Sisters as Actress
  • Jenifer Landor in Supergirl as Actress
  • Jenifer Wymore in White Mile as Actress
  • Jenifer Shaw in Waiting for Johnnie Walker as Actress
  • Jenifer Rebecca Foster in The Dukes of Hazzard as Actress
  • Jenifer Benítez Jenifer Bentez is a Spanish sportswoman who competes in jumps.
  • Actor Jenifer Chatfield, notable for movie Memento

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  5. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
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