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.
All labels observed (6)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
English given names ⓘ feminine given names ⓘ |
| cognate |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
|
| commonIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | common in Western cultures ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Cornish form of Guinevere
ⓘ
Queen Guinevere ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
|
| etymologicalRoot |
Proto-Celtic *windo- (white, fair)
ⓘ
elements meaning "white" and "phantom/fairy" ⓘ |
| frequency |
among the most common female names in the US in the 1970s
ⓘ
among the most common female names in the US in the 1980s ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| grammaticalGender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Jen
ⓘ
Jen ⓘ
surface form:
Jenn
Jen ⓘ
surface form:
Jenny
|
| hasOrigin |
Cornish
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | English ⓘ |
| meaning |
fair one
ⓘ
white phantom ⓘ |
| nameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| nameType | personal name ⓘ |
| peakPopularityDecade |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| popularity | very popular in late 20th century in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar ⓘ |
| shortForm |
Jennifer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jen
Jeni ⓘ Jennifer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jenn
Jenna ⓘ Jenni ⓘ Jennie ⓘ Jenny ⓘ |
| usage | primarily used as a first name ⓘ |
| usedBy | English speakers worldwide ⓘ |
| variantSpelling |
Jenefar
ⓘ
Jenifer ⓘ Jenifer ⓘ
surface form:
Jennefer
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (93)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jenny
this entity surface form:
Jennie
this entity surface form:
Jennie
this entity surface form:
Jenifer
subject surface form:
Jennifer Connelly
subject surface form:
Jennifer Garner