Jenifer

English

Etymology

See Jennifer.

Proper noun

Jenifer (countable and uncountable, plural Jenifers)

1. A female given name from Cornish, a less common form of Jennifer.
   • 1912, Laurence Housman, King John of Jingalo:

     "If you don't mind," said Sister Jenifer, "you had better dress like a Socialist. Wear a very soft hat, a very low collar, and a very red or green tie, done loose in the French fashion, and nobody will wonder at your looking clean, or at your asking questions."

2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jenifer is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Jenifer is most common among Black/African American (82.9%) and White (10.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jenifer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Djênifer
• Jênifer
• Jennifer
• Jennyfer

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feʁ/ [ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feʁ/ [ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feʁ/ [ˈd͡ʒẽ.ni.feχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ni.feɻ/

• Hyphenation: Je‧ni‧fer

Proper noun

Jenifer f

1. a female given name