Jennifer
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Jennifer is a common feminine given name of English origin, derived from the Cornish form of Guinevere and widely used in many English-speaking countries.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
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given name → |
| category |
English feminine given names
→
English given names → feminine given names → |
| cognate |
Guinevere
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| commonIn |
Australia
→
Canada → Ireland → New Zealand → United Kingdom → United States → other English-speaking countries → |
| culturalAssociation |
common in Western cultures
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| derivedFrom |
Cornish form of Guinevere
→
Guinevere → |
| etymologicalRoot |
Proto-Celtic *windo- (white, fair)
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elements meaning "white" and "phantom/fairy" → |
| frequency |
among the most common female names in the US in the 1970s
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among the most common female names in the US in the 1980s → |
| gender |
feminine
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| grammaticalGender |
feminine
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| hasDiminutive |
Jen
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Jenn → Jenny → |
| hasOrigin |
Cornish
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English → |
| languageOfUse |
English
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|
| meaning |
fair one
→
white phantom → |
| nameDay |
varies by country
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| nameType |
personal name
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| peakPopularityDecade |
1970s
→
1980s → |
| popularity |
very popular in late 20th century in the United States
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| relatedName |
Guinevere
→
Gwenhwyfar → |
| shortForm |
Jen
→
Jeni → Jenn → Jenna → Jenni → Jennie → Jenny → |
| usage |
primarily used as a first name
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|
| usedBy |
English speakers worldwide
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| variantSpelling |
Jenefar
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Jenifer → Jennefer → |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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Referenced by (24)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ginnifer Goodwin
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Jenifer Lewis ("Jenifer") → Jennifer Aniston → Jennifer Azzi → Jennifer Connelly → Jennifer Doudna → Jennifer Egan → Jennifer Ehle → Jennifer Garner → Jennifer Jason Leigh → Jennifer Katharine Gates → Jennifer L. Mnookin → Jennifer Lawrence → Jennifer Lopez → Jennifer Lynn Siebel → Jennifer Siebel Newsom → Jennifer Siebel Newsom → Jennifer Steinbrenner → Jenny Durkan ("Jenny") → Jenny Lewis → Lady Randolph Churchill ("Jennie") → |
givenName |
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Jennifer
("Jen")
→
Jennifer ("Jenn") → |
shortForm |
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Jennie Jerome
("Jennie")
→
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nickname |