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First name origin & meaning:

Old Welsh: White wave

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

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Swiss German: from a pet form of Jähn, Alsatian and Swiss form of the personal name Johannes (see John).
  2. English: variant spelling of Jenney.

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