The Name
 

This girl's name is used in German and English. Its source is Gwenhwyfar, a Welsh name meaning "Pure and yielding, whitewave."

Nicknames of the name Jennifer include: Jeffie, Jen, Jenne, Jenney, Jenni, Jennie, and three other nicknames. Alternate spellings of the name Jennifer include: Genifer, Gennifer, Gennifur, Jeneffer, Jenifer, Jeniffer, and 10 other alternate spellings. This name is the source form of: Ienipa. There are three other forms of Jennifer. There are also teasing nicknames.

The name Jennifer ranked sixth in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census. The name also ranked 14th for females born in the United States in 1994.