According to behindthename.com, Jennifer is a form of the Welsh name Gwenhwfar. The name gained popularity after I was in a George Bernard Shaw’s play “The Doctor’s Dilemma.” I also found out that my middle name Carol is the short form of Caroline. It also means “song or hymn.”
When my parents named me, Jennifer was just a name that they both liked. However, my middle name Carol is my Dad’s first name. They are spelled different though. His is spelled Carroll and mine is Carol.
After I was married I dropped my middle name and kept my maiden name, Jennifer Reece Leasure. I was and am so use to every one calling me Jenny Reece that I did not want to give up my maiden name.
I also checked on ww2.howmanyofme.com/search to find out that there are only 22 people in the United States that have the name Jennifer Leasure.
