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Jennae
How to Pronounce Jennae
Pronounced jeh-NAY /dʒɛˈneɪ/Medium
Meaning: Jennae is an elaborated spelling of Jenna, itself a short form of Jennifer from the Welsh Guinevere, 'white and smooth' or 'fair one.' The -ae ending gives the name a French-styled lift and a two-beat sound stressed on the end.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jennae is an elaborated form of Jenna, a short form of Jennifer that traces to the Welsh Guinevere, 'white and smooth.' Jenna and Jennifer dominated American girl-naming in the 1970s and 1980s, and stylish spellings like Jennae appeared alongside them. This version shows up from around 1977, reaching a modest high in the early 1990s. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A girl named Jennae from that stretch would be in her thirties or forties now, a contemporary of countless girls named Jenna and Jennifer. The spelling stayed a personal variation and never became common, reading today as an of-its-era flourish on a familiar short form.
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What does the name Jennae mean?
It is an elaborated form of Jenna, a short form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Guinevere, 'white and smooth.'
How do you pronounce Jennae?
It's said jeh-NAY /dʒɛˈneɪ/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jennae a boy or girl name?
Jennae is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jennae?
It has always been rare, an elaborated Jenna given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineties.