Jennifer

Alternative forms

 * Jenifer

Etymology
From Gwenhwyfar:, from gwen:, and hwyf:; the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Fionnbharr:, derived from  fionn: and barr:.

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1906 George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma, Act I:
 * RIDGEON. Thats a wonderful drawing. Why is it called Jennifer?
 * MRS DUBEDAT. My name is Jennifer.
 * RIDGEON. A strange name.
 * MRS DUBEDAT. Not in Cornwall. I am Cornish. It's only what you call Guinevere.
 * 1) * 1960 Jerrard Tickell, The Hunt for Richard Thorpe, Doubleday, page 10:
 * "Most people's sisters have decent names like Jennifer or Jane or something. What did you say hers was?"
 * 1) * 2000 Dana Stabenow, Nothing Gold Can Stay, Dutton, ISBN 0525945598, page 131:
 * Jennifer. Jenny with the light brown hair. Jenny-fair, their high school French teacher had called her, and fair she had been.
 * Jennifer. Jenny with the light brown hair. Jenny-fair, their high school French teacher had called her, and fair she had been.

Related terms

 * Gaynor
 * Ginevra
 * Guinevere
 * pet forms: Jeni, Jen, Jennie, Jenny, Jenni, Jeny

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