Jenelle

Jenelle is an English invented name, most likely formed by blending or combining Jennifer with the suffix -elle, borrowed from French diminutive endings that became fashionable in English-speaking countries during the twentieth century. Jennifer itself derives from the Cornish and Welsh form of Guinevere, ultimately from an Old Welsh name meaning fair and smooth or white and yielding. Jenelle began appearing with some frequency in the United States from the mid-twentieth century onward, following broader trends of creating feminine names through the addition of the -elle ending. Related forms include Jenelle's near variants Janelle and Jenelle alongside the parent name Jennifer.