English Explanatory Dictionary

Jennifer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Cornish.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jennifer.wav

Word forms

Jennifer Jenifer Jenipher

Etymology

From Cornish, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnbharr, Fionnabhair, which may be cognate.

Related words

Gaynor Ginevra Guinevere Gweniver Jen Jena Jeni Jenn Jenna Jenni Jennie Jenny Jeny

Derived words

Jennifer Aniston neuron
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