What is the meaning of the name Jennifer?

The name Jennifer is primarily a female name of English origin that means Fair, Soft.

The name Jennifer is originally a Cornish version of the Welsh name Gwynhwyfar, used for women of light complexion. It's also a variation of the name Gwenivere. Gwynhwyfar comes from the old Celtic word roots "white, fair, or blessed" and "sebros" meaning "Smooth/Soft" or "Magical Being."

Popularity of the name Jennifer rocketed onto the charts after the main character Jennifer/Jenny in the novel Love Story and subsequent movie in 1970. Although the name was already on the rise, it shot to #1 and stayed there for fifteen years until 1985.

Famous Jennifers include actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Jones. Actress/singers Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Holliday.

BabyNames.com was founded by web developer and author, Jennifer Moss. Jennifer is also the brand name of a line of furniture.

Different Spellings of the name Jennifer:

Jenifer, Gennyphir, Gennifer, Jenn, Jeniffer, Jennipher, Genifer, Jennefer, Jennepher, Jennafer, Jenfer

People who like the name Jennifer also like:

Emma, Olivia, Hannah, Charlotte, Jessica, Emily, Elizabeth, Liam, Jacob, William, Benjamin, Daniel, Joshua, Matthew

Names like Jennifer:

Juniper, Junipero

Celebrity Babies with this Name:

Jennifer Duggar - daughter of Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar , born 2007

Stats for the Name Jennifer

checkmark Jennifer is currently not in the top 100 on the Baby Names Popularity Charts
checkmark Jennifer is currently #517 in U.S. births

Songs about Jennifer

27 Jennifers - Mike Doughty
Jennifer - Bobby Sherman
Jennifer - Brian Jonestown Massacre
Jennifer - Eurythmics
Jennifer - Faust
Jennifer - M2M
Jennifer - The Blood Brothers
Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
Jennifer Ever - The Smashing Pumpkins
Jennifer Falling Down - The Nields
Jennifer Juniper - Donovan
Jennifer Lost the War - The Offspring
Jennifer Louise - of Montreal
Jennifer She Said - Lloyd Cole
Jennifer's Baby - Dean Friedman
Jennifer's Body - Hole
Jennifer's Cold - Buck-O-Nine
Jennifer's Story - The Angels of Light
Jennifer's Veil - The Birthday Party
Zachary and Jennifer - John Denver
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