Yennefer

[Nurserynewbie]

I love it and my husband loves it and it goes really well with our surname but I can't actually use it can I?

It will just always be associated with The Witcher and look like we are crazy superfans, which we aren't really. But I do think Yennefer is a great, strong character.

Anyone got any similar ideas?

I would first think The Witcher and then think Polish. I like the name.

I would immediately think of the Witcher sorry
Then probably that you were German or Dutch

We had a chicken called Hennifer.

I think it's a bad idea, sorry. I find it a bit cringeworthy to use a name that's solely associated with a particular fantasy franchise. There's no guarantee that your daughter will like the Witcher or appreciate getting endless comments about the games/TV series/books. It's not like the series is some kind of literary classic that will never date. And people who haven't heard of The Witcher will think it's an odd pronunciation of Jennifer.

I’ve never heard of the show and presumed it was some mutation of Jennifer. I wouldn’t use it, I think it’s just waiting for misunderstanding/mistakes/annoyances.

I agree that my first thought was "the Witcher", and I've never even watched/played it. Just had to put up with everyone going on about that cringeworthy song for months on end 😭

Oh also to people saying it's a Welsh name - is it? Certainly not spelt like that, surely? And the single 'f' wouldn't be pronounced as an English f sound.

This, I assumed it was a variant on Jennifer from Eastern Europe or Russia. Not familiar with The Witcher.

Definitely don't use if you don't like Jennifer (although I do, very much).

What about Jamifer?

What about Yelena? Has a similar vibe

Jou what?

Seriously, she's going to have a lifetime of 'Jennifer's spelt with a J, not a Y.' And 'You mean Jennifer, not Yennifer.' And being called Yenny.

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Never heard of the witcher.
I assumed it was a foreign, possibly East European, form of Jennifer.

FFS it’s Jennifer!

Hahahaha

I Instantly thought of the witcher! The witcher was a book/game years before it was a tv show in which yennefer is a sorceress. I wouldn't want people associating my childs name with that character but if you don't mind go for it, it's not a bad name in itself

I like it and wouldn't assume it was a made up name. I'd think it was either European or maybe welsh. I think Yenifer is better than Jennifer as it looks less like Jennifer.
How would you say it?

I think this is quite interesting. All names have to start somewhere.
'Wendy' was invented by Barrie for Peter Pan.
Victoria was made up by Queen Vics mum.
And Lyra and Arya have become popular due to their literary referenced.
So basically, if you like it, go for it!

Victoria was made up by Queen Vics mum.

how cute of you to think that 😂😂😂

It literally means winner in Latin. It's been used for ages.

Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin meaning winner or conqueror. Although not directly associated with a Biblical name, Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Christ's victory over sin and death.

Victoria was the name of the Roman goddess of, unsurprisingly, victory.

Anyway, turning back to the OPs point, I wouldn't use it unless you are actually German / Dutch or similar. It doesn't make you sound like you have a speech impediment (any more than any other language does) but in the UK people will associate it with the character from the Witcher.

Ah, I totally got that wrong!
I understood that there was a male form of the name used but no female until Queen V.
But I stand corrected.

I quite like it and I've never heard of the witcher

but I can't actually use it can I?

Nope. Too much like Bennifer but I guess that actually did work out in the end.