At a Glance
- Meaning
- The fair one, inherited from Jennifer/Guinevere
- Origin
- Welsh (via Jennifer/Guinevere)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- JEN-ee
Jennie is a Welsh (via Jennifer/Guinevere) girl's name meaning “the fair one, inherited from Jennifer/Guinevere”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gorgeous Girl Names That End in Ie or Y (Totally Cute and Feminine).
Meaning & Origin of Jennie
Meaning: The fair one, inherited from Jennifer/Guinevere.
Origin: Welsh (via Jennifer/Guinevere).
A common claim: Jennie is popularly described as a pet form of Jane, meaning "God is gracious" Actually: Jennie isn't a form of Jane; it's a diminutive of Jennifer/Jenny (ultimately from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, "the fair one"), so Jane's Hebrew meaning doesn't apply to it.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jennie
JEN-eeIPA /ˈdʒɛni/
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