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Jennifer

Cornish (variant of Guinevere) · F
“fair and smooth, white phantom”
Where it comes from
gwen (white, fair) + hwyfar (smooth, soft)
Also known as
Guinevere (the original medieval Cornish/Welsh form)
Fun Fact
A Cornish form of Guinevere that remained rare in English until the 20th century, when it rapidly became one of the most popular names for American girls, especially in the 1970s, when it was for several years the single most common name given to newborn American girls.
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