First name origin & meaning: Old Welsh: White wave First name variations: Jenyfer, Jenny, Jennie, Jinny, Jenni, Jen, Jena, Jennett, Jenet, Jenna, Jennifar, Jenafar, Jennafar, Jennifer Last name origin & meaning: Probably a variant spelling of English Jennifer, from the
Welsh female personal name Gwenhwyfar, a compound of
gwen ‘fair’, ‘white’ + (g)wyf ‘smooth’, ‘yielding’ +
fawr ‘large’.
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