Irish Translation Forum

January 25 2004, 10:31 AM

HIya, i was just wanderin wot Jenny or Jennifer is translated from english into Gaelic. Plz cud u email me on wicca_rox64@hotmail.com if u no or no where 2 look to find out, thnx u v. much!

January 25 2004, 11:32 AM

Jennifer is a tough one, but here's some help from the Name Nerds site:

Jennifer
Jennifer is a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwynhwyfar. In English, we also know this name as Guenivere, King Arthur's queen. It has never been translated into Irish. However, it it made up from elements meaning "white; blessed; holy" and "smooth." Fionnait is an Irish name meaning "white." This could be used as a semi-translation of Jennifer. Jennifer is often (inaccurately) listed as meaning "white wave" in many baby name books. I've gotten lots of e-mails from irate Jennifers who like this meaning and want to stick with it. If you like this meaning, then perhaps Muireann (MWIR in) would be a good translation for Jennifer--it means "sea-white" in Irish.

If you went to Ireland though, people would still call you Jenny or Jennifer, even in the Irish speaking regions. Just like my name, Lynn, dubiously Welsh in origin but no Irish translation :|

January 25 2004, 20:14 PM

Fionnabhair is the name I've always heard used for Jennifer

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