Jennilee

The name Jennilee is a modern Anglo-American variant of Jenni, combined with the suffix "-lee" or the name Lee. Jenni is a short form of Jennifer, a Cornish form of the name Guinevere, which has its origins in the Old Welsh Gwenhwyfar.

What does the name Jennilee mean?

Jennilee is a feminine first name that is considered a modern Anglo-American form of Jenni, supplemented by the suffix "-lee" or the name Lee. Jenni is a diminutive form of Jennifer, which is Cornish and traces back to Guinevere, which in turn comes from the Old Welsh Gwenhwyfar. The name is often translated as "the white fairy", "the white spirit", "the bright phantom", or also as "the beautiful face" and "the white cheek". The roots of this name lie in the Old Welsh and Celtic language areas, composed of two elements. The first element, gwyn or gwen, stands for "beautiful", "white", "blonde", "bright", "light", "holy", and "blessed". The second element, hwyfar, means "smooth" and "soft", but can also be translated as "the phantom", "the spirit", or "the fairy". The name became known through the figure of Guinevere, who plays a significant role in the Celtic Arthurian legend as the wife of King Arthur and the lover of Sir Lancelot. Before the Battle of Camlann, in which Arthur and Mordred died, she was also seduced by Mordred. An alternative spelling of the name is Jenilee.

Where does the name Jennilee come from?

The name Jennilee has its roots in Old Welsh and Celtic and means "the white fairy". The origin is a

How do you pronounce Jennilee?

Dschäni-li

When is the name day of Jennilee?

The name day of Jennilee is celebrated on May 30.

Popularity

In Germany, Jennilee is a rare first name and has not yet appeared in the German name popularity lists. The highest ranking was achieved in 1982 with 934th place in the name charts of Canada. In the last ten years, the name has been given less than 10 times there, placing it at 5,602nd in the ten-year statistics. From 1980 to 2024, Jennilee ranks 3,355th in Canada.