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Ginevra - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ginevra

[ 3 syll. gi-ne-vra, gin-ev-ra ] The girl name Ginevra is pronounced as JHahNEHVRah KEY. Ginevra is largely used in Italian, and it is derived from Celtic and Old Welsh origins. The name has been used occasionally by English speakers since the 19th century. It is also the Italian name of the city of Geneva. In literature, it has been borne by Ginevra Fanshawe in the Charlotte Bronte novel Villette (1853). The name Genevra (Italian) is a variation of Ginevra.

In addition, Ginevra is an Italian variation of the name Genevieve (English).

Ginevra is also an Italian variation of the name Guinevere (English and French). The pet forms Ginnie (English) and Ginny (English) are other variants of the name.

Ginevra is not widely used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Ginevra, Genevieve (English) was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Ginevra include Genevra (Italian), Genever (English), Genifer (English), Gennifer (English), Ginnifer (English), Janevra (English), Jeneffer (English), Jenifer (English and German), Jeniffer (English), Jenipher (English), Jennafer (English), Jennefer (English), Jenneffer (English), Jennifer (English and German), Jennifeur (English), Jenniffer (English), Jennyfer (English and German), Jenyfer (English), Juniper (English), and Genovera (English).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ginevra: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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