Meaning of the nameJeniffer
- Female
- Celtic origin
- English origin
- Je-nif-fer
Jeniffer is a spelling of the name Jenifer, which means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”.
Meaning
“Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”
Meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jeniffer is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Guinevere
- People (2022)
- 23,346
- Rank in Brazil
- #960
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,309
- people
Jeniffer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeniffer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (8,657 people).
23,212 women 134 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jeniffer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeniffer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.017%
- São Paulo 0.016%
- Santa Catarina 0.016%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.015%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,275 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,430 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,251 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,967 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,187 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,180 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 1,058 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 1,022 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 636 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 452 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 439 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 391 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 378 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 365 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 335 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 296 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 290 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 271 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 262 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 253 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 221 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 129 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 51 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jeniffer
Keeps one n and doubles the f.
About the name Jenifer
Jennifer comes from Cornish Gweniver and corresponds to Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the same name that gave Guinevere, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. Behind the Name explains Gwenhwyfar as 'white phantom', from Celtic roots linked to 'white' and to 'phantom, magical being'. Wiktionary records Jenifer, in Portuguese, with the forms Jennifer and Jennyfer. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 76,540 people named Jenifer, with a median age of 20, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The variants differ by doubled n and f, by an h after the J, and by the y.
Other spellings of Jenifer
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jennifer · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Guinevere · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Jeniffer
What does the name Jeniffer mean?
Jeniffer means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jeniffer is a spelling.
How many people are named Jeniffer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,346 people with the first name Jeniffer, which ranks it number 960 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jeniffer a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeniffer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 23,212 women and 134 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jeniffer?
Jeniffer is a name of Celtic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jeniffer most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.017% of the state's population is named Jeniffer (1,967 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jeniffer?
Jenifer, Jennifer, Jhenifer, Jheniffer, Jhennifer and Jennyfer and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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