Meaning of the nameJennyfer
- Female
- Celtic origin
- English origin
- Jen-ny-fer
Jennyfer 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 Jennyfer is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Guinevere
- People (2022)
- 4,736
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,840
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,302
- people
Jennyfer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jennyfer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,028 people).
4,708 women 28 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 Jennyfer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jennyfer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 897 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 472 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 406 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 372 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 248 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 213 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 213 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 209 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 195 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 165 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 149 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 132 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 131 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 113 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 91 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 80 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jennyfer
Replaces the i with y in the second syllable.
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 Jennyfer
What does the name Jennyfer mean?
Jennyfer means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jennyfer is a spelling.
How many people are named Jennyfer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,736 people with the first name Jennyfer, which ranks it number 2,840 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jennyfer a boy's or a girl's name?
Jennyfer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,708 women and 28 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jennyfer?
Jennyfer is a name of Celtic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jennyfer most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jennyfer (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jennyfer?
Jenifer, Jennifer, Jhenifer, Jeniffer, Jheniffer and Jhennifer and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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