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First name origin & meaning:

Old Welsh: White wave

First name variations: Jenifer, Jenyfer, Jenny, Jennie, Jinny, Jenni, Jen, Jena, Jenet, Jenna, Jennifar, Jenafar, Jennafar, Jennifer

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. English: from a pet form of the personal name Jan (see Jayne).
  2. Variant spelling of French Jeannette.