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Meaning of the nameJenniffer

Jenniffer 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 Jenniffer is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Guinevere

People (2022)
2,341
Rank in Brazil
#4,594
Median age
23 years
2010 Census
1,643
people

Jenniffer in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jenniffer, 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 (852 people).

2,325 women 0 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 Jenniffer is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jenniffer in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  2. Pernambuco 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6330.001%
Minas Gerais3620.002%
Rio de Janeiro2060.001%
Pernambuco1320.002%
Paraná1300.001%
Goiás870.001%
Bahia780.001%
Rio Grande do Sul730.001%
Amazonas640.002%
Pará620.001%
Paraíba620.002%
Mato Grosso610.002%
Santa Catarina590.001%
Ceará550.001%
Espírito Santo460.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul380.001%
Maranhão360.001%
Alagoas340.001%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%
Sergipe200.001%
Rondônia200.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Jenniffer

Doubles both the n and 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

SpellingPeople (2022)
Jenifer76,540
Jennifer39,762
Jhenifer24,689
Jeniffer23,346
Jheniffer8,287
Jhennifer7,476
Jennyfer4,736
Jhennyfer3,031
Jenniffer2,341

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jennifer · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Guinevere · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Jenniffer

What does the name Jenniffer mean?

Jenniffer means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jenniffer is a spelling.

How many people are named Jenniffer in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,341 people with the first name Jenniffer, which ranks it number 4,594 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Jenniffer a boy's or a girl's name?

Jenniffer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,325 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Jenniffer?

Jenniffer is a name of Celtic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jenniffer most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jenniffer (362 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jenniffer?

Jenifer, Jennifer, Jhenifer, Jeniffer, Jheniffer and Jhennifer and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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