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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
category English feminine given names
English given names
feminine given names
cognate Guinevere
commonIn Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
other English-speaking countries
culturalAssociation common in Western cultures
derivedFrom Cornish form of Guinevere
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
Jenn
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 Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar
shortForm Jen
Jeni
Jenn
Jenna
Jenni
Jennie
Jenny
usage primarily used as a first name
usedBy English speakers worldwide
variantSpelling Jenefar
Jenifer
Jennefer
writingSystem Latin alphabet


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