jennifer
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.19 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Cornish.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""Most people's sisters have decent names like Jennifer or Jane or something. What did you say hers was?""
- "Jennifer. Jenny with the light brown hair. Jenny-fair, their high school French teacher had called her, and fair she had been."
- "“When it comes to the dry skin, it’s really a matter of that top barrier that’s not holding onto the moisture as well,” said Dr. Jennifer Stein, a dermatologist at NYU Langone Health."
Etymology
From Cornish Gweniver, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. The /d͡ʒ/ consonantism is due to Anglo-Norman influence; compare Old French Genievre /d͡ʒəˈniɛ̯vɾə/, /d͡ʒəˈnjɛvɾə/.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɚ/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfə/