JENNIFER
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEN-i-fur

From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE). This name has only been common outside of Cornwall since the beginning of the 20th century, after it was featured in George Bernard Shaw’s play ‘The Doctor’s Dilemma’ (1906).

LINDSAY
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: LINDZ-ee

From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name in Lincolnshire meaning “island of Lincoln” in Old English. As a given name it was usually masculine until the 1970s, when it became popular for girls, probably due to its similarity to Linda and because of American actress Lindsay Wagner (1949-).

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