Jennifer

Jennifer (also: Jenifer or Jenniffer ) is a female given name . Name day is May 30th .

Jennifer is the Cornish version of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar . The name is made up of gwen "white, beautiful" and hwyfar "smooth, soft", which means "beautiful face, white cheek".

In Arthurian legend it is the name of King Arthur's wife (see Guinevere ).

distribution

Previously practically uncommon, the name Jennifer gained popularity in Germany in the mid-1960s. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the name was continuously among the ten most frequently given female first names. Since then, its popularity has waned.

Well-known namesake

Jennifer Aniston (born 1969), American actress Jenifer Bartoli (* 1982), French pop singer Jennifer Capriati (* 1976), American tennis player Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), American actress Jennifer Garner (born 1972), American actress Jenniffer González (* 1976), Puerto Rican-American politician Jennifer Heil (* 1983), Canadian skier Jennifer Hof (* 1991), German mannequin and photo model Jennifer Holliday (* 1960), American R&B singer Jennifer Hudson (born 1981), American R&B singer and actress Jennifer Johnston (born 1930), Irish writer Jenniffer Kae (* 1987), German pop singer Jennifer Kessy (* 1977), American beach volleyball player Jennifer Kim (* 1968), Thai singer Jennifer Lawrence (* 1990), American actress Jenifer Lewis (born 1957), American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt (* 1979), American actress

Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), American singer and actress Dzsenifer Marozsán (* 1992), German soccer player of Hungarian descent Jennifer Montag (* 1998), German athlete Jennifer Meier (* 1981), German soccer player Jennifer Nitsch (1966-2004), German actress Jennifer O'Neill (* 1948), Brazilian-American actress and photo model Jennifer Oster (* 1986), German soccer player Jennifer Paige (* 1973), American pop singer Jennifer Rush (* 1960), American pop singer Jennifer Su (* 1968), South African presenter Jennifer Taylor (born 1972), American actress Jennifer Tilly (born 1958), American actress Jennifer Tung (* 1973), American actress and stunt woman Jennifer Warnes (born 1947), American singer Jennifer Weist (* 1986), German rock singer Jennifer Werth (* 1989), German soccer player Jennifer Zietz (* 1983), German soccer player

variants

Old French : Guinevere (old / original name form) German : Genoveva, also Jenny or Jenni English : Gaenor, Gaynor, Geneva, Gwenevere, Guenevere, Guinevere , Gwenovier, Jenn , Jenny , Jenneigh, Jennie, Jen, Jeni, Jenni, Jenifer, Jenna French : Geneviève, Jennifair Greek : Genovefa Italian : Genevra, Ginevra, Genoveffa Cornish : Jenifry, Jenniver

Odenwälderisch Jennel, also Schenni Polish : Genowefa, Jenny or Jenni (with an E at the end for the y) Portuguese : Genoveva, Ginevra or Genebra Scottish : Jennifer, Jenni, Jenna, Jenn Spanish : Genoveva, Ginebra or Ginevra Hungarian : Dzsenifer Welsh : Gwenhwyfar (old / original name form)

See also

• Jenny
• Jenna
• Jennifer - Longing for something better , a German comedy television series by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
• Jennifer Rostock is also the name of a German rock group
• Jennyfer , name of a French clothing company

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1. ↑ Statistics "Popular first names"