Jenifer
English
Etymology
See Jennifer.
Proper noun
Jenifer (countable and uncountable, plural Jenifers)
- 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."
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jenifer is the 36426th 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]
- (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
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