The baby name Jennifar is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ih-fer).
Jennifar is Cornish in Origin.
The baby name Jennifar is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ih-fer).
Jennifar is Cornish in Origin.
Jennifar is a modern respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish adaptation of the Arthurian name Guinevere. Ultimately from Welsh Gwenhwyfar (gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + hwyfar 'phantom, spirit, smooth'), it conveys the sense of 'fair/white spirit' or 'blessed, fair one.' The Cornish Jennifer entered English by the 18th century and spread in the 19th, carrying the romantic, legendary aura of Queen Guinevere into modern use.
As an alternate spelling, Jennifar appears in late-20th-century records, paralleling Jennifer's dramatic rise in the 1960s-80s across the UK, US, Canada, and beyond. It is typically pronounced JEN-uh-fur. Related forms and variants include Jennifer, Jenifer, Jeniffer, Jennipher; Welsh Gwenhwyfar; English Guinevere; Italian Ginevra; and French Guenièvre. Nicknames range from Jen/Jenn and Jenny to Jenna and Jena. Meaning and associations remain identical to Jennifer despite the orthographic twist.
Jennifar is far from common. We count 46 recorded uses of it across 14 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #773 | 14 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
Jennifar is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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