Comments for the name Jennifer

Jennifer means pure, white wave or if it is spelled Jennipher then it means pure, white ghost.

Hello all, as far as I know the name means as much as "white spirit", "bright spirit" or, as a free translation, "good spirit". It derives from the Arabic "djinn" meaning "ghost" and "fer" for "white".

Famous bearers: actresses Jennifer Aniston (Friends, Bruce Almighty), Jennifer Connelly (Requiem For A Dream, A Beautiful Mind) and Jennifer Garner (Alias, 13 Going On 30). Also the singer/actress Jennifer Lopez.

I don't care how many famous bearers of this name there are, it's my name and I don't like it. I've always hated the "fur" at the end.

A famous bearer of this name is American actress Jennifer Jones (b. 1919), who won the Oscar as Best Actress in 1943 for "The Song of Bernadette". She has also starred in "Since You Went Away" (1944), "Duel in the Sun" (1946), "Portrait of Jennie" (1948), "A Farewell to Arms" (1957) or "Tender Is the Night" (1962), among other films.

Another famous bearer of this name is Jennifer Peña. She's a popular Latina singer.

A famous bearer is actress Jennifer Connelly (born Jennifer Lynn Connelly on December 12, 1970). She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2001 for "A Beautiful Mind".

Another famous bearer is Jennifer Grey, who played the lead female character "Frances 'Baby' Houseman" in the wonderful movie "Dirty Dancing".

Nice name, but overused. By the way, a famous bearer is Jennifer Lopez, who is gorgeous and succesful.

I legally changed my name from Jennifer. Please, do not name your daughter this. If you just have to name her Jennifer, give her a unique spelling or pronunciation.

My friend once said "every Jennifer is hot." But I agree the name is way to overused.

It was strange.. There was once a scene in Days of Our Lives where Jennifer was pretending to be a ghost or angel. She was hanging mid-air in a white gown. I was reading a Name Book, and when that scene was on I read that Jennifer means "white phantom".

Jennifer Graham was the "Frog Girl" who made it possible for children to say No to disecting frogs or other creatures in science class.

If it is according to Welsh Mythology then Gwener is the Welsh word for the planet Venus.
Gwener [m.] (n.) Venus
or even
gwe+n [gwenau, f.] (n.) smile, grin.

Famous bearer is Jennifer Love Hewitt, an American actress.

I like this name, but I agree it's overly-used (no offense) :) I think the French pronunciation for the "J" would be lovely; "Zhen-e-fver".

Way, way, way too overused.

My name is Jennifer and I have to agree that it is way overused. When my parents named me in 1971 they said they only knew of one other Jennifer. In grade 3 there were 3 of us and we were Jen, Jenny and Jennifer. I hated that. But I do have to say, aside from being very popular, I do like my name.

Yet another famous bearer: Liverpool actress Jennifer Ellison.

To the person whose friend said, "All Jennifers are hot," let me assure you that I have known at least as many ugly Jennifers as beautiful ones, and I have known at least 100 Jennifers! I don't really get why this name caught on so much in the 1970s; I think it's unpleasant-sounding. If it were my name (and it almost was) I would definitely go by "Jenny." I don't like the full name or "Jen."

Let us not forget Jennifer Saunders, the wickedly comic genius behind Britain's "Absoloutely Fabulous".

This is my Mom's name, and she says that after she was named Jennifer instead of Cathy (really scary), everyone started to be named that. She doesn't like Jenny and goes by Jen. Most of the Jennifer's I know are adults, and I only know one kid Jennifer, who goes by Jenny.

Don't like the name Jennifer. Most of the ones I know are stuck up. In old times it must have meant demons or something.

By the way, why has no one mentioned Jennifer Capriati (1990 Grand Slam champ and at a very young age)? She was quite famous.

The singer Jennifer Paige. Two of her hits are the songs "Crush" and "Chain Of Fools".

Reminds me of the word connifer.

Jennifer is a good name. It has the nicknames, Je, and Jenny. My parents named me Jayne Ann. I can't think of any nicknames for it.

The Ali MacGraw character in the 1970 film 'Love Story' is named Jennifer, one reason the name became so popular in the '70s. A whole generation named after "a twenty-five year old girl who died."

Famous bearer: Jennifer O'Neill, "Cover Girl" model, actress (Rio Lobo, Summer of '42, The Carey Treatment, The Innocent, Scanners), author.

Don't forget Jennifer Ehle, a British actress perhaps best known for her role in A&E's Pride and Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennett.

Jennifer Wilbands was the panicked bride that ran away and told police that she was kidnapped.

I knew a Jennifer who went by Niff, instead of the ubiquitous Jenny.

Jennifer Knapp is a Christian music artist.

Famous bearer is Greek-American actress Jennifer Anastassakis (Friends, Camp Cucamonga, She´s the One).

There is an author named Jennifer Apodaca.

I love this name. I don't care if it is overused. It's so popular it's unique. I think most people think of Jennifers as stuck up rich girls. Well a name isn't a person. I hate it when people call me Jenny it sounds like a little kid. I prefer Jen or Jenn. Most people I know call me Jen. Sometimes they call me Jen N.

I like it but yeah it's kinda overused. I prefer the spelling like Jenipher better than Jennifer. If you have a common name at least give it a unique spelling.

Jennifer Hudson is an actress in the new movie DreamGirls.

In Welsh Jennifer means white-cheeked. I've also seen it used as fair in combination with beautiful, prsoperous or fertile. It's also said that a Jennifer has deep emotions, a bright mind and will do aything to reach her goal.

All the people with this name should start using their middle name when introducing themselves to others. I wonder why every famous Jennifer didn't do that.

I have to admit that Jennifer sounds dated, but I still think that it is a nice name.

I live in England in a fairly multicultural area and I only know one Jennifer who goes by Jenny.

Well now, I hated my name as a kid (disgusted about my brother calling me with the ryhme: "Jen Ben where have you Ben" and the occasional offending nickname: fur). Also, exceptionally disgusting and offensive, distasteful and unnessesary: Furnifer. Just lovely. SCARRED FOR FREAKIN' LIFE! Yeah so if you really want to change your name, this is a great alternitive: Jeniffer. I love it, very hot. :) If someone decides to try it tell me what kind of response you get! I don't have sufficient courage. :(

It's a pretty name, but I've known more Jennifers than I can count! I would wait until it was less popular to use it.

It's my mother's name, so even though it's common, I still think highly of it.

The name "Jennifer" in my opinion, well, though it's an alright girls' name, albeit overused, I feel sorry for any adult that has that name. It sounds rather childish, and a mature adult might want to change their name to an alternative 'Jessica', 'Jen', or 'Jenny', but very few adults like the name Jennifer.

Jennifer is the 3rd most overused name in America, I think. It's too popular, mainly around people born in the 1970's, who are thirty something years old now, and feel like strangling their parents for naming them so.

This is my favorite "overused" name and I used to really want to name a future daughter Jennifer. But my boyfriend hates it because his ex is named Jennifer and she cheated on him.

Lead singer of the country music group Sugarland is named Jennifer Nettles.

I really don't like this name. I think it sounds trashy.

This name is pretty, but VERY overused. Maybe you should try naming your daughter this after the popularity has dropped. That way, your daughter won't have to be one of many Jennifers in her school.

It's a nice name but there are just too many of us. I go by Jenny because it's less common. I'm really shocked that it still being used by today's parents, it's just so dated.

My name is Jennifer and I have to admit that when I was in school, I hated that I had the same name as at least 2 other girls because I wanted to be different. However now that I am 26, I learned to appreciate the name and really enjoy it now.

My sister's name is Jennifer, though she goes by Jennie. I call her JenBen or Jennaping. I've also had several good friends by the name. I think that steriotypically speaking, they all do seem to have a sense of self-confidence about them or at least portray that, which I think is great. I've never not liked a Jennifer. I think they all have struggled on some level with the the height of popularity of their name. Most I know deal by using different versions &/or spellings, though one friend Jen, just took it out on her kids by giving them very unique names. :)

I am sooooo sick of this name. *rolls eyes*

Jennifer Nettles of Soul Miner's Daughter, The Jennifer Nettles Band, and most recently Sugarland. Everyone knows her from Sugarland but check out her website: www.jennifernettles.com - awesome solo material on there!

My fave actor by the name of Jennifer is Jennifer Garner.

Well I love the name Jennifer. I hate the nickname Jenny. I don't mind Jenn or Jena but Jenny. I want 9 girls but my third I want to be Jennifer hope.

Not a bad name, but so overused. I was born in the 70s and it seems like literally half the girls I grew up with were named Jennifer, while the other half were named Christine.

I would also like to say I don't like its nickname, Jenny.

Better than Jenny, in my opinion.

I adore this name, and the nickname Jenny. Jenny is also a nickname for Jane, which is my legal name. I go by Jenny mostly, but sometimes Jaynie.

Jennifer is a very pretty name! I really like this name. It sounds so sweet and soothing! Kinda like a rose, only ... not!

The lead singer of the band Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, has this name.

This name reminds me of someone who would be smart and pretty.

In 2006 Jennifer was the 51st most common name given to baby girls. It's certainly not as popular as it was 10, 15, 20, or 30 years ago. It was the number 1 most popular name given to girls between the years 1970 and 1984. It's had a steady decline in popularity since then.

The "new" Jennifer, in my opinion, would be Madison. People are using the same excuses they used for Jennifer in naming their daughters Madison. "Well it can't be THAT popular since I don't know any Madisons." Yes, that's probably true. But Madison isn't popular among adults. It's a newly popular name. It's popular among children under 10. Yes, you may know a TON of Jennifers (I do too), but that's because Jennifer was super popular around the time we were born. It's not nearly as popular now. It's still in the top 100. But newer and fresher names have taken it's place.

In about 20 years we're going to see people possibly trying to revive Jennifer, while shunning the name Madison because it's overused. (I have other reasons to shun Madison. But that's another story)

Anyways. I prefer the original origins of Jennifer. Guinevere and Gwenhwyfar. My middle name is Guinevere and I love it. If I ever have a second daughter, her middle name will be Gwenhwyfar. I think both are great alternatives to Jennifer.

Twin sisters Jennifer and June Gibbons are born in England. The two would gain renown while growing up for their unwillingness to talk to anyone but each other and would develop one of the most severe cases of a unique twin language in medical annals (a book on the pair called The Silent Twins was written in 1986). Both would serve 11 years in prison as adults and Jennifer would die of mysterious causes on June 9, 1993.

I really think parents should give this name a rest altogether and maybe start using it again several decades from now. It is FAR too common. Even those of us who don't know a Jennifer personally can surely name at least 10 celebrities named Jennifer, probably many more. It's a nice enough name, but it also shows the utter lack of imagination from the parents' side, and comes across as one of those names that plenty of unwanted girls have been saddled with in the 70s and 80s.

Even though it's a trendy name that's been done to death, I still think it's a lovely name.

Russian actor Walter Matthau and Grace Geraldine Johnson have a daughter Jennifer Matthow, born 2nd August 1956.

My name is Jennifer, but I hate it. The only time someone uses my name Jennifer is when someone is yelling at me. So I go by Jenny. I read in a few books that Jennifer means girl donkey. Yes I hate it too, but I love the name Jenny. I guess that's because I am the only Jennifer/Jenny in my school.

This is my name, and I have never been a fan of it, mostly because of its popularity. My mother claims that it wasn't popular when I was born, but I have since learned that it was the #1 name in the 70s and early 80s, and I was born in 1983, so maybe she was just out of the loop or something. Because of this, though, I have vowed to not name any of my children anything that is that popular.

In 2007 it ranked at #64 on the SSA popular names chart, with 0.2191% of all US girls given Social Security numbers that year being named Jennifer.

My future neice will most likely be given this name. If her parents stay in this state (where Jennifer didn't even rank in the top 100) while she grows up, she may regularly be the only Jennifer in her class. Not bad.

The name may feel overused to us adults (and for good reason), it won't be overused in the rising generation. The worst that could happen is my neice having a best friend who's mother's name is Jennifer. Oh, well.

Makes me think of conifers.

In the hit TV show 'Scrubs', characters Dr. Perry Cox and his ex-wife Jordan Sullivan name their second child Jennifer Dylan (named 'JD' to spite Dr. Cox, naming her after one of his doctors).

There are lots of good nicknames for Jennifer, but the full name has always reminded me of "conifer". No offense to the Jennifers out there!

Unfortunately, this name also makes me think of Lucifer. I used to think that it was a combination of Lucy and Jennifer, and therefore it would be a girl's name. I didn't even realise it was another name for Satan.

In 1968 folk-rock singer Donovan wrote the song "Jennifer Juniper" and it charted in both the UK and US.

Jennifer Juniper's real name is Helen Mary Boyd aka "Jenny" given to her by her older sister Pattie Boyd. She was a 1960s London fashion model the same as Pattie. Jenny dated Donovan briefly who then wrote the song about her. It is said that the name Juniper was the name of a boutique that Jenny owned.

Perhaps it is this song that started the craze that shot Jennifer into being one of the most popular names in the '70s and early '80s. My mother admits to loving this song and that it inspired her to name me Jennifer. I was born in '81.

A famous bearer is American stage actress Jennifer Laura Thompson (born December 5, 1969). She has originated many roles in Broadway productions, such as Ariel Moore in the "Footloose" as well as Hope Cladwell in "Urinetown". She is perhaps best known as Kristin Chenoweth's replacement in the role of Glinda in the Broadway production of "Wicked", having played the role from July 2004 until May 2005.

I hated my name when I was a child, I didn't know anyone else with the name so I always felt different. It wasn't until I was older that I began to love it, after all everyone is different so why have a common name! I still rarely meet other Jennifers and although I get called Jenni most of the time I'm proud to be a Jennifer.

I'm starting to like this name. I don't know, there's just something about the sound that I like. However, I probably wouldn't use this name. Sadly. It was way too popular during the 70's.

I much prefer the name Jennifer (my name) to the name my mom wanted to give me, which was Polly (YUCK sorry to the Polly's out there). I never used a nickname until late middle school when my friends began calling me Jen. I despise the name Jenny, it sounds like a mule's name. In my mid teens I got nicknamed Jenna, and that is what I prefer to be called now. Only a few people call me Jennifer anymore.

You know your name is overused when you try to pick out a name for your unborn child & find a book in the baby names section titled "Something To Name Your Child Other Than Jennifer or Jason".

The only version I absolutely can't stand is Jenny. Too cutesy & let's not forget Forrest Gump's absolute mutilation of the name, "I love you Jen-nay".

I introduce myself as Jennifer instead of Jenn because thanks to my thick Massachusetts accent they usually say back, "Nice to meet you Jan". Ugh! Jan, as if!

This is my name. This is even a huge surprise to me, but I have never in my entire life met another Jennifer. There are ups and downs to my name though. I do wish that my name was a little more unique. Also, people always seem to find a way to shorten it. Which I really don't mind. In the end, I love my name as much as I hate it! :DD

Famous bearer is Jennifer Rardin, writer of the Jaz Parks novels.

Jenny Gluckstein is the main character of Peter S. Beagle's Tamsin.

I'm an 80s baby, so I have been friends with many, many Jennifers. I never really thought about the name- It almost became more like a word than a name to me because of its popularity. But now that I'm older, I totally see the appeal of Jennifer. I probably would have used it in the 70s as well. While I would like to name a future daughter after one of my all time favorite celebs (Jennifer Lynn Lopez), I wouldn't because the name is quite dated. To all future parents: Emily IS the Jennifer of this new generation, as Ashley, Brittany, Tiffany, and Jessica are in my generation.

I am named Jennifer and I don't like Jenny, it's a childish term. I go by Jennifer or by Jen, I was adopted and my parents gave me the choice of my new name at the age of ten and I chose Jennifer, I loved it then and now. It is a lot better then Priscilla. I am proud to be named Jennifer not only because of the sound or the origin but because my parents adopted me and chose to rename me as their child.

Jennifer is a really pretty name. I think that the popularity ruined it in a sense, but now that the popularity is somewhat dying, it is actually a beautiful name! I love it! As well, this is a name that someone can grow up with. Example: Jenny/Jenna as a child (not too fond of Jenny), Jen/Jenna as a teen, and Jennifer as an adult! (:

In my opinion, though this name was EXPREMELY popular, this name was MUCH better than the popular names of today such as Madison, Addison, Ashley, Taylor, etc. Still, I think it's pretty.

I've always liked this name and can't think of a negative personal association I have with it, but it's just way too overused in my generation. Was 'Love Story' really that unforgettable and great of a movie to all of those women who started naming their daughters Jennifer in the Seventies? Although unlike many popular girls' names of today, it sounds professional and grown-up, and was used (albeit a lot less commonly) before it shot up the charts.

I also once met a moving man named Jennifer, thirteen years ago. He was probably in his mid-thirties or so, and said he'd been named after his grandmother. Now there's one name I can't imagine switching genders!

My name is Jennifer, and I have grown to love it. Nobody ever mispronounces it and there are many different things people can call me. Jen, Jenny/Jenna, or Jennifer. I love the way it's long but can be shortened by choice.

I was born in 1991, and growing up, I've only known ONE Jennifer! But, I know of TONS of adults with this name. So I don't find this name "overused" at all for my generation--in the 90s it was Ashley, Brittany, Nicole, Tiffany, etc.
Now, I see the "overused" names being Ava, Emma/Emily (though I like Emma actually), and Madison, as another person pointed out.

There's nothing wrong with the name Jennifer. It's actually very pretty--but if there will be a nickname, Jena/Jenna is DEFINITELY better than Jenny!

My name is Jennifer (shortened to Jenny) and I agree, it is vastly overused. In my class in school there are three Jennifers (including myself) so if you were to name a child, give them something slightly less popular, like the Welsh versions Guinevere, Gwyneth or the French Genevieve.

A famous bearer of this name is American actress Jennifer Carpenter (born December 7, 1979). She is best known for her role as Emily Rose in the film "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," as well as her starring role on the television series "Dexter".

Boring and already used out. Then you have the millions of Jennifers in Hollywood. It is such a bland and boring name. Why did anyone use it in the first place?

No offence to anyone.

Jennifer Hope Wills currently plays Christine Daae in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera.

This is my sister's name and she loathes being called it in full! She is always Jen to us; I've never ever called her Jenny. I love the roots of this name being Guinevere (in it's various spellings) because it has such a beautiful meaning. I don't know if my sister cares very much though!

I know 4 Jennifers. I don't know 4 of any other name, not even Mike or Sarah. What was up with the 70's, was everyone brainwashed? I mean sounds nice and has good nicknames and everything, but wow.

My name is Jennifer. People think that anybody named Jennifer is stuck up, well that's not true. I am Mexican/American and sometimes people think its weird for a Latin person to have that name. My mom named me Jennifer in the year of '95 which in that year Jennifer Lopez made the movie Selena and everyone thought my mom named me after her which is false because I was born before the movie was made.

I have a friend with this named but spelled Jeniffer. She hates her name. I agree this name is used too much, I have met over ten Jennifer's. I work in a daycare so I meet tons of people everyday. This a VERY common name, I would never name my child this.

Pretty name, but certainly too overused. You can see on the popularity chart that at its peak in 1974, more than 4% of baby girls were named Jennifer (doesn't sound like too much, but that is more than 1 in 25). It was #1 from 1970 to 1984. It was in the top 10 from 1966 to 1991 also. It is less popular now though (#109 in 2009), not even in the top 100 so I would say it is alright to use.
Giving your daughter a different spelling (Jeniffer, Jenifer, etc.) would probably only confuse everyone. Your daughter wouldn't be able to just say, "My name is Jennifer," it would always have to be "My name is Jeniffer, with one N and two F's."
I love its connection to Guinevere though. I actually didn't know that before. I guess you learn something every day.

It is sooo overused on the older crowd, but I think it sounds nice.

My name is Jennifer. As a child, I didn't like it, partially because it was too popular and partially because I just didn't like the name but it's grown on me since then. I think it's fine to name a child Jennifer. It's not super popular like it was in the 70's/80's, so your daughter probably won't have to deal with having 3 other Jennifer's in her class, but it really isn't outdated either. It's currently #109 in popularity, so it's not too popular but not strange either.

I like the name Jennifer. I think that it's fine to name your daughter Jennifer. For me, the popularity of a name doesn't matter as long as you like the name, but if popularity does matter to you, Jennifer really isn't too common anymore. Also, the meaning (white wave, or white phantom) is pretty awesome.

I prefer Jennifer to alternatives such as Guinevere or Gwenhwyfar. I also prefer Jennifer to nicknames such as Jen or Jenny. In my experience, I've found that most Jennifer's automatically go by a nickname or they're at least occasionally called Jen or Jenny, so to just go by Jennifer is actually rather unique.

Also, I hate alternate spellings of Jennifer, such as Jenifer or Jenipher. To me, these spellings are not so much unique as they are trashy and "kre8tyv."

It doesn't look even slightly feminine to me. All Jennifers I have personally known have been rude fat or chubby and just plain unlikable.

I've known quite a few ladies with this name as their FIRST NAME and here is what they all had in common-

1. Almost all were rude, demanding and conceited
2. All cheated on their boyfriends
3. All slept with married men
4. Most were low income

The real irony is that Jennifer is my "middle name" and I am none of the above (perhaps because it's a middle name). LOL. But because the name Jennifer has such a negative connotation for many people, I seldom, if ever, disclose that it's my middle name. When someone asks what the "J" stands for-I'll usually say something like Juliet as opposed to admitting it's Jennifer.

The reason I say this is because I have gotten flack in the past from people. They'll usually say stuff like "Oh I knew a Jennifer once, she ran off with my husband" or "she stole my job" or "The Jennifer I knew couldn't be trusted" etc etc.

So I learned not to admit that's my middle name. Which is not hard to do considering it's not a first name for me:) If it was a first name I would have changed it the minute I turned 18. I believe that there is a certain psychology behind a name and I do believe that it is more than simple coincidence that certain people with certain names behave a certain way. If that makes any sense.

I am surprised at how so many people detest and unfairly criticize the name Jennifer. The way some people perceive and make such unreasonable notions and produce mindless opinions and conceptions about the name Jennifer is so absurd. The name doesn't form and develop a person into a certain type. I think Jennifer is a beautiful name and has a nice meaning: "fair, white, and smooth". And I'm sure there are plenty of smart, nice, sophisticated doctors and lawyers in the world that are named Jennifer. Jennifer is a common name, as are many other names, and has not lost its charm according to my concept.

A cool nickname would be maybe Ifer (Pronounced Eye-fer).

My name is Jennifer. I was going to be called Kimberly at birth but my mom decided on Jennifer after Jennifer Lopez since she was very popular in '95! Well it really doesn't matter, I like my name and I'm really the total opposite of what people think Jennifer's are like. I'm super quiet, lacking of energy, I'll rather stay home and not party. (: hahaa

I very much like the name Jennifer. It's been used so much because it's a good name. I don't know any kids my age named Jennifer, though. Shame. Maybe I'll name my daughter Jennifer.

Jennifer Losch Bartlett (born March 14, 1941 in Long Beach, California) is an American artist.

I right away love the name Jennifer because of Jennifer Lopez.

I think that this name is too common but I still like it because it is my favorite teacher's name.

Using Jennifer I made up the name... GWENNIFER! I prefer the name Gwennifer to Jennifer.

Jennifer Lawrence (b. 1990 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actress.

Jennifer Worth (nee Lee) [1935-2011] was an English midwife in the 1950s. She wrote her memoirs over several volumes, the first being "Call the Midwife" which has since been televised in the UK.

Jennifer North is the name of a character from the Jacqueline Susann novel "Valley of the Dolls" and its subsequent film adaptation from 1967. The character was portrayed by Sharon Tate.

My Mom saw Jennifer Jones in "A Farewell to Arms" and decided, if she ever had a daughter, she'd name her after Ms. Jones. Many years and four sons later, she got her wish. I was born in 1967, right before the "craze" hit... although there WERE two other Jennifers in my class. Never went by Jenny... always reminded me of a tiny, blonde, perky cheerleader which is NOT me, by a long shot. Always have gone by Jennifer or Jenn.

I'm a child of the 90s, having been born in '94, and I honestly don't mind my name much. I've been given nicknames ranging from "Jen" to "Genevieve". At this point I couldn't really imagine having anything else.

I only knew one other "Jennifer" when I was younger, but she was rarely around. (We shared the same exact initials, too, so it was kinda' funny.) I never had another one in my grade level before I graduated from highschool, though there was one who always went by "Jenna" in the grade below me (also funny, because her last name was my brother's first name) and another in the grade above. Now that I'm in college, there is one in several of my classes, but we never get confused.

Sometimes I do wish I had something a bit more notable, but then I consider the fact that many people that I talk to don't even use my real name, but my online nickname. Recently I've also been getting a kick out of the fact that my initials make another nickname.

On a final note, I do utterly hate one thing: "Jenn". I feel like I woke up one morning and EVERYONE decided it would be cool to add a second "n".
No. Just... no. ಠ_ಠ.

I kind of like the name Jennifer, but there are too many people with that name. I know of close to a dozen people named Jennifer, four are in my family. My sister, Aunt, Uncle's wife, and the mother of my niece are all named Jennifer. And I also used to go to church with a girl named Jennifer- she went by Jenna. And I really like the name Jenna.

When I was younger I loved this name. Now as I have gotten older I am not quite sure I feel the same. The 'ifer' is a bit odd.

I like the name Jennifer. In my elementary school there were never any in my grade or in the grades directly above and below me (which I had the most contact with). Until high school, the only Jennifer I know was my sister's friend. Even during high school, there were only a couple of Jennifers I really came into contact with. The point being that it doesn't come off as hugely overused to me. I really love Jenn as a nickname.

Well, all the Jennifer's I've known have been wonderful, spiritual ladies (there are quite a few in my church) and the name is very respected, especially now that it's pretty uncommon (hasn't even been in the top 100 since 2008). I know one little 4-year-old named Jennifer and she is praised for having a 'unique' name amidst all of the little Olivia's, Lily's, and Abigail's. Other than her, all the Jennifer's I know are over 28. This name has strong, commendable connotations where I'm from, made even more praiseworthy by the beautiful, talented Jennifer Lawrence. If someone says their name is Jennifer, the response is usually "how classic!" or "what a solid, lovely name!" It's not overused anymore.

If it was originally a Cornish name, why is it not also listed as Cornish?