Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name, a less common form of Jennifer.

Etymologies

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From the Cornish form of the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from gwen, meaning fair, white, and [g]hwyf[ar], meaning smooth; the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Fionnbharr, derived from Gaelic fionn (white, fair) and barr (head).

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Examples

  • Detail from Jenifer Wofford's Kandingan, 2004. oday I paid a visit to Galleon Trade captain Jenifer Wofford's home studio.

    galleon trade edition 2008

  • For more information, call Jenifer Tice at 650-723-4347 or e-mail.

    PaloAltoOnline.com 2010

  • For more information, call Jenifer Tice at 650-723-4347 or e-mail.

    PaloAltoOnline.com 2010

  • For more information, call Jenifer Tice at 650-723-4347 or e-mail.

    PaloAltoOnline.com 2010

  • It should trouble us that we Americans supposedly live in "the land of the free," but if we want to see Dario Argento's MOR episode "Jenifer" uncut, we're out of luck altogether; and if we want to see "Imprint" at all, we need to swap DVD-Rs with someone living in a country that is actually notorious for censoring theatrical and home video releases -- even if we've already paid Showtime for the privilege.

    Archive 2006-04-23 2006

  • An improvement on Argento's first season episode "Jenifer," I believe, and a welcome change of fortune for a show that we'd all like to see succeed artistically as well as commercially.

    Archive 2006-11-26 2006

  • An improvement on Argento's first season episode "Jenifer," I believe, and a welcome change of fortune for a show that we'd all like to see succeed artistically as well as commercially.

    The Skinny on Dario Argento's "Pelts" 2006

  • It should trouble us that we Americans supposedly live in "the land of the free," but if we want to see Dario Argento's MOR episode "Jenifer" uncut, we're out of luck altogether; and if we want to see "Imprint" at all, we need to swap DVD-Rs with someone living in a country that is actually notorious for censoring theatrical and home video releases -- even if we've already paid Showtime for the privilege.

    "Do I Disturb You, Mister?" 2006

  • But in "Jenifer," one senses that nothing is funny unless it was meant to be.

    Love Means Never Having to Say "You Ate WHAT?" 2005

  • There are a few moments in Dario Argento's MASTERS OF HORROR episode "Jenifer" when you know, without a doubt, that the madman responsible for FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET, DEEP RED, and SUSPIRIA is behind the camera.

    Love Means Never Having to Say "You Ate WHAT?" 2005

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