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The baby name jennipher is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ni-fer).

jennipher is Cornish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Cornish
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ni-fer)

What is the meaning of the name jennipher ?

The baby name jennipher is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ni-fer).

jennipher is Cornish in Origin.

Jennipher is a modern respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish form of the medieval Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Its elements gwen (“white, fair, blessed”) + hwyfar (“phantom, spirit; smooth, soft”) yield meanings such as “fair/white phantom,” “blessed spirit,” or simply “the fair one.” Through the Arthurian queen Guinevere, this ancient Brittonic name entered European legend and later English usage.

Brought to mainstream attention in the early 20th century - famously via George Bernard Shaw’s The Doctor’s Dilemma (1906) - Jennifer surged in the English-speaking world, ranking at the top of U.S. charts through the 1970s and 1980s. Jennipher keeps the same pronunciation (JEN-ih-fər) while swapping -fer for -pher, a choice often made for individuality. Common diminutives include Jen, Jenn, Jenny, and Jennie. Related variants and cognates: Jennifer, Jenifer, Jennefer, Gennifer; Welsh Gwenhwyfar; English Guinevere; Italian Ginevra; and Spanish-influenced Yenifer/Yennifer.

jennipher is a rare find. There are only 145 recorded uses of it in our data, from 26 countries.

jennipher has the following similar or variant Names

jennipher – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
NG Girls 0 #816 11 15,093
CL Girls 0 #901 15 14,098
BR Girls 0 #988 5 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,137 16 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,214 23 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,257 11 17,781

jennipher is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BO
BR
BW
CL

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People also ask about jennipher

jennipher is predominantly a girl's name.
jennipher is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/ (JEN-ni-fer).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jennifer, Jenifer, Jennifer, Jenniffer, Jennefer and Jeniffer.
Across languages, jennipher has these equivalents: Gwenhwyfar (Welsh), Guinevere (English), Ginevra (Italian), Guenièvre (Old French).
jennipher is a name of Cornish origin, traditionally used in Cornwall. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Cornwall and its diaspora communities.
Yes. Jennipher stays under the radar of the national statistics we cover, so it is fair to call it rare.