The baby name Jennylee is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-ee-lee (IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.i.li/).
Jennylee is English in Origin.
The baby name Jennylee is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-ee-lee (IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.i.li/).
Jennylee is English in Origin.
Jennylee is an English compound given name formed from Jenny and Lee. Jenny began as a medieval pet form of Jane (from Hebrew Yochanan, "Yahweh is gracious") and later attached to Jennifer, itself from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, meaning "white, fair one." Lee comes from Old English leah, "woodland clearing, meadow." Together, the elements suggest readings such as "gracious one of the meadow" or "fair one of the clearing."
Hyphenated and spaced double names of this type flourished in the Anglophone world in the mid-20th century, especially in North America, and the single-word Jennylee is a contemporary styling of the same pattern. Variants include Jenny-Lee, Jenny Lee, Jennie-Lee, Jennilee/Jenilee, Jenna-Lee, and Jenny-Leigh (with Leigh as an alternative spelling of Lee). Though uncommon as a legal compound, it remains familiar through the popularity of its parts and carries an easy, country-chic cadence.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2010 | #918 | 5 | 9,789 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
Jennylee is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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