Meaning of the nameJhennyfer
- Female
- Celtic origin
- English origin
- Jhen-ny-fer
Jhennyfer 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 Jhennyfer is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Guinevere
- People (2022)
- 3,031
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,866
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,105
- people
Jhennyfer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jhennyfer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,266 people).
3,015 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 Jhennyfer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jhennyfer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 409 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 220 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 214 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 207 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 194 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 187 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 118 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 86 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 69 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 63 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jhennyfer
Combines the initial Jh-, the nn and the y of 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 Jhennyfer
What does the name Jhennyfer mean?
Jhennyfer means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jhennyfer is a spelling.
How many people are named Jhennyfer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,031 people with the first name Jhennyfer, which ranks it number 3,866 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Jhennyfer a boy's or a girl's name?
Jhennyfer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,015 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Jhennyfer?
Jhennyfer is a name of Celtic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jhennyfer most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jhennyfer (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jhennyfer?
Jenifer, Jennifer, Jhenifer, Jeniffer, Jheniffer and Jhennifer and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
More names of Celtic origin
See all- Joice♀'lord', via Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh100,072 people
- Ivete♀Feminine form of Yves (Ivo), a name linked to an element meaning 'yew'42,057 people
- Morgana♀'born of the sea', the literal sense of the Old Welsh or Breton Morgen16,420 people
- Glenda♀From Welsh glân ('holy, fair') and da ('good'), according to…12,424 people
- Muriel♂♀White or bright sea6,867 people
- Malvina♀Probably 'smooth brow', from mala 'brow' and mìn 'smooth, fine'5,912 people
- Brígida♀The exalted one5,228 people
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Jhennyfer with a source. See the methodology.