At a Glance: Name: Jennifer – Meaning: fair one/white phantom – Origin: Cornish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: JEN-if-er
Jennifer is a Cornish girl's name meaning “fair one/white phantom”. It appears in our list of 125+ Baby Names That Mean *Beautiful* (Boys & Girls).
Meaning & Origin of Jennifer
Meaning: Fair one/white phantom.
Origin: Cornish.
A common claim: fair one Actually: Jennifer is often labeled Welsh because of its link to Guinevere, but Wiktionary and Wikipedia identify it specifically as the Cornish form, not Welsh.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Jennifer
Phonetic: JEN-if-er IPA: /ˈdʒɛnɪfər/
Popularity of Jennifer
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1919–2024.
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