Jessica vs Jenifer - What's the difference?
jessica | jenifer |
; formerly rare, but since the 1970s popular in all English-speaking countries .
* 1594 William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act V: Scene I:
* 1996 , The Writer's Child , The Sandman Book of Dreams, HarperCollins, ISBN 0002246325, page 154:
, a less common form of Jennifer.
* 1912 CE: Laurence Housman, King John of Jingalo
As proper nouns the difference between jessica and jenifer
is that jessica is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew|}}; formerly rare, but since the 1970s popular in all English-speaking countries while Jenifer is {{given name|female|from=Welsh|}}, a less common form of Jennifer.jessica
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Lorenzo : In such a night / Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew, / And with an unthrift love did run from Venice, / As far as Belmont.
- Jessica : In such a night / Did young Lorenzo swear he lov'd her well, / Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, / And ne'er a true one.
- Lorenzo : In such a night / Did pretty Jessica , like a little shrew, / Slander her love, and he forgave it her.
- She will be beautiful, of course - how could our child not be beautiful? We will name her...Jessica . Yes, that's a good name, not one of those lighter-than-air names so popular among writers of romances and fairy tales. That's a name a real little girl might have.
jenifer
English
Alternative forms
* JenniferProper noun
(en proper noun)- "If you don't mind," said Sister Jenifer , "you had better dress like a Socialist. Wear a very soft hat, a very low collar, and a very red or green tie, done loose in the French fashion, and nobody will wonder at your looking clean, or at your asking questions."