Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Girl name origins & meanings Old Welsh : White wave Girl name variations Jennifer Jenifer Jenyfer Jennie Jinny Jenni Jen Jena Jennett Jenet Jenna Jennifar Jenafar Jennafar How Popular Is The Name Jenny Family name origins & meanings Swiss German : from a pet form of Jähn, Alsatian and Swiss form of the personal name Johannes (see John).English : variant spelling of Jenney.