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Jennice

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How to Pronounce Jennice

Pronounced JEN-iss /ˈdʒɛn.ɪs/Medium

Meaning: Jennice is a mid-century blend name, sitting between Jennifer (from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth') and Janice (an English elaboration of Jane, ultimately 'God is gracious'). It carries a share of both meanings rather than a single fixed root.Low

In 30 seconds: Jennice reads as a cross between Jennifer and Janice (say it JEN-iss). A soft, invented-feeling name from the boom years of blended coinages.
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningJennice is a mid-century blend name, sitting between Jennifer (from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth') and Janice (an English elaboration of Jane, ultimately 'God is gracious'). It carries a share of both meanings rather than a single fixed root.
U.S. rank (2011)#17997 ↘ Falling
2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1959
Total births (all-time)≈ 305

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195919462011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jennice is best understood as a blend of Jennifer and Janice, two names near the height of their popularity when it appeared. Jennifer descends from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'fair one,' while Janice reworks Jane, 'God is gracious.' Jennice borrows the sound of both. It stayed genuinely rare, peaking at only around fifteen girls a year at the tail of the 1950s before slipping away.

A Jennice from its peak would be in her mid-sixties today. Its clean two-beat sound sits beside Janice, Denise, and Janelle - the mid-century -ice and -ise names - and it reads as dated rather than reviving.

Did you know? Names like Jennice show how the wildly popular Jennifer and the steady Janice bled into each other mid-century, giving parents a fresh-sounding hybrid of two familiar favorites.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Jennice — Blend of Jennifer and Janice

Variations

JaniceJennaJennifer

Nicknames

JenJennyNiecy

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If you like Jennice…

Janice— one of the two names Jennice blends
Denise— a like -ise name of the same era
Jenna— a short cousin from the Jennifer family
Janelle— another mid-century blended girl name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jennice mean?

Jennice blends Jennifer ('fair one') and Janice ('God is gracious'), sharing in both meanings.

How do you pronounce Jennice?

It is said JEN-iss, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Jennice a boy or a girl name?

Jennice is a girl's name.

Is Jennice a popular name?

No. Jennice has always been rare, reaching its quiet best at the end of the nineteen-fifties and fading afterward.

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