Genevra Forename

357,157th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Genevra Forename Definition:

An English contraction of Guinevere; for etymology, see Gwendolen. The contracting may have been influenced by French Genevieve of independent origin.

Genevra Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
4161:871,48319,120
Brazil
100%
601:3,570,60362,327
England
 
93%
391:1,425,71620,674
South Africa
 
88%
101:5,453,265111,420
Canada
100%
71:4,733,33948,640
Saint Lucia
100%
71:25,4022,434
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Belgium-31:3,830,01425,398
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592

The alternate forms: Genévra (1) are calculated separately.

Genevra Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An English contraction of Guinevere; for etymology, see Gwendolen. The contracting may have been influenced by French Genevieve of independent origin.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Genevra Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Genevra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Genevra in the Russian language
Геневраgenevra-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Genevra