Hurricane Jennifer (Jenny)

Ok, this might seem a little morbid, but I'm curious and I want to share...

My name has been associated with several Hurricanes and Tropical Storms.

In 1963 a Tropical Storm named Jenny began. They thought it had dissapated, but it returned so they renamed it Katherine. Since it was the same storm, they named it Jen-Kath.

In 1969 Jennifer was a Catagory 1 hurricane.

In 1973 Jennifer was a tropical storm.

In 1961 Jenny was a Catagory 1 hurricane.

In 1969 Jenny was a tropical storm.

Apperantly, in 1995 the Goverment loved the name "Jennifer" so much, they created a Hurricane Jennifer for study and research purposes.

Here are a few "translations/meanings" for Jennifer

• The girl's name Jennifer is pronounced JEN-ee-fer, JEN-if-er. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "fair one." Variant of Guinevere. Mythology: in Arthurian tales, Guinevere was Arthur's queen. The name is made popular by film star Jennifer Jones. Literary: Bernard Shaw used the name for the character of Jennifer Dubedat in "The Doctor's Dilemma" (1905). Jenifer is a spelling variant used especially in Cornwall.


• Although the name Jenn creates an active mind and a restless urge to explore new ideas, we emphasize that it limits self-expression and friendly congeniality with a moody disposition.
  
  This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the solar plexus, heart, lungs and bronchial area.
  
  The name of Jenn creates an overly-sensitive nature which causes you to sense and feel far more than you can understand or put into words.
  
  You have a deep, artistic, and creative side which shows through a love for music and literature.
  
  Writing is a more natural mode of expression for your deeper thoughts and feelings than the spoken word.
  
  You have an ability to concentrate and work intently on anything which holds your interest.
  
  However, you prefer to avoid routine, monotony, and mental tasks.


• Celtic - White Wave


• In 2005, the name Jennifer was ranked #42


• white wave, white spirit, white cheeked - Welsh

Cool article about Jennifer(s)

Celebrities, singers, actresses, sports stars - what is it with fame and the name Jennifer? Amy Cooper takes a look at the mysterious J-factor.

If anyone had come looking for Jenny from the Block on the street where I grew up in the 70s, they'd have found a swarm of them. Jennifers were ubiquitous. There were three in my primary school class of 20. Someone's sister was always called Jenny. Back then, it was such a common name that if you were one, you'd attach initials to avoid confusion: Jenny P, Jenny Mac. One Jennifer at school, probably inspired by The Famous Five's George, even took to calling herself "Jack" in a bid for individuality. She'd rather have been a boy than just another Jennifer.

Then, like flares and giant sideburns, the name seemed to disappear with the decade. The 80s were filled with Jessicas, Maddisons and Kylies. The 90s gave us Chloe, Sarah and Emily and everyone forgot the huge wave of Jennifers - until the dawn of the 21st century.

Suddenly, they were back. All grown-up and with attitude to match, Jennifers began to invade Hollywood, sport, TV, music. Where there was a star on a dressing-room door, there was a Jennifer inside. If today you can't name at least three famous Jens, you must have had your head in a hole for the past few years. There's actress Jennifer Aniston, singer-slash-everything-else Jennifer Lopez, movie and TV actresses Jennifers Garner, Love Hewitt, Esposito, Connelly, Jason Leigh and Tilly as well as Jennie Garth, Jenny McCarthy and tennis star Jennifer Capriati. The real A-list is a J-list.

It is said Jennifer Lopez, arguably queen of the Jennifers, prefers to be addressed as such, rather than her other monikers, J.Lo and Jenny (from the Block). Perhaps she's afraid of diminishing her name's mysterious power.

And mysterious it certainly is. Check the history books and you won't find a goddess, queen or saint called Jennifer. There were no iconic Jennifers when it shot to the top of the US baby name charts in 1970 or during the decade it remained there. "In school and college in the 50s and 60s, I never met another Jennifer," says communications officer Jennifer Donovan. "Then I got to my 20s and there were baby Jennifers everywhere."

"There was Ali MacGraw's character, Jenny, in the 1970 movie Love Story," adds my friend, 33-year-old Jennifer Keen. "But we couldn't all have been named after her. My parents say they just liked the sound of it. It's as if it spread like a virus."

Academics, though, are far from surprised by the Jennifer Factor. William Noble, author of Names From Here And Far: The New Holland Dictionary Of Names and a research associate at Macquarie University's Australian National Placenames Survey, says there's always been something about Jennifer. "The name's been around for centuries." The first famous Jennifer, he explains, was King Arthur's Queen Guinevere. Her name - and Jennifer - are anglicised versions of the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, which means white (gwenh) and smooth (wyfar). Guinevere set a standard for today's diva Jennifers by bagging the hearts of both King Arthur and Sir Lancelot.

Here's another clue to the true nature of Jennifer. "There's an ancient Welsh couplet," says Noble. "Gwenhwyfar, daughter of Gogyrvan the Great; Bad when little, worse when great." Gwenhwyfar was an ancient Celtic religious figure known for her fiery temper. Sound familiar? If you're J.Lo's sacked manager, it probably does.

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The harder you look, the more Jennifers appear at turbulent historical moments. A Jennifer survived the sinking of the Titanic, says Simon Lamont, creator of The Jencyclopaedia website, devoted to the name. He tells us that two Jennifers (Russell and Carter) are listed as convict arrivals in Australia in the 18th century. Hurricane Jennifer was a hypothetical storm system used to carry out emergency drills in the US in 1995 (there was also a real Hurricane Jenny in the 60s) and Project Jennifer was a secret 1970s CIA operation covertly seeking the nuclear launch codes from a Russian submarine. If it was dramatic, devious or disastrous, it was called Jennifer.
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Numerologist and astrologer Matthew Favaloro agrees. "In numerology, Jennifer is a number four," he says. "It's a demanding, powerful name. Jennifers want real estate, money, security and status. On the positive side, they're forthright and good leaders but they can be possessive. They also crave attention and love. The phonetics of the name is reminiscent of 'genie', which can signify mischief and naughtiness." Favaloro has another qualification in the Jennifer field. "My ex-wife was one." And how did that go? "Um ... not well." Enough said.

Not everyone sees danger in Jennifers, though. In 2000, a survey of 100,000 American parents found most associated the name with "a cute, blonde cheerleader who is popular and sweet". Sounds a little like the name's original "white, smooth" meaning and nothing like feisty Lopez, kick-arse Garner - star of TV show Alias - or even Aniston, who beat every woman on the planet into the arms of Brad Pitt.

The J-list have worked their sexy butts off (literally, in some cases) for fame: Lopez sings, dances, acts and designs clothes; Love Hewitt sings and acts; Capriati made a comeback after years in the tennis wilderness and a battle with drugs. These women have something to prove and I suspect it's all in the name.

Here's a theory. As little girls, Jennifers were trapped behind the anonymity and blandness of an over-used name. They spent their school years being mistaken for other Jennifers, overlooked in favour of girls with exotic, memorable names. No wonder J.Lo experimented with nicknames. No wonder Aniston had a troubled relationship with her mother. I bet they were expressing name rage. That's why they've reclaimed Jennifer, returned it to its no-nonsense roots and made sure no one will ever again say, "Which Jennifer are you?"

Like Baby in the movie Dirty Dancing (played, of course, by Jennifer Grey), Jennifers have refused to be stuck in a corner. And they'll be leaving a legacy. Says William Noble, "Because today's babies are often named after celebrities and sports people, we can expect to see another surge of Jennifers born around now."

Watch out, world. A new Jeneration is on its way.

I hope you enjoy this entry as much as I did researching it. Little things come to me, we were discussing name translations and meanings (Daddy and I was) and he was sayin that thier was a Hurricane with his name and it peaked my interest... Next thing ya know, I'll be doing my middle name Renae... But, that will be another day!