Guenevere Forename
Approximately 268 people bear this name
Guenevere Forename Definition:
A female name. Welsh Gwenhwyvar, explained variously as meaning ‘white wave’ or ‘white phantom’; the name of the wife of King Arthur. In Anglo- Norman the name became Guenièvre, and the English metrical romances give it as Gwenore, Gonore, Ganor, Gaynore, Wannour Wannore.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 164 | 1:2,210,591 | 35,692 |
| Philippines | 96% | 65 | 1:1,630,915 | 38,369 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| England | 100% | 2 | 1:27,801,460 | 132,211 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
Guenevere Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Welsh Gwenhwyvar, explained variously as meaning ‘white wave’ or ‘white phantom’; the name of the wife of King Arthur. In Anglo- Norman the name became Guenièvre, and the English metrical romances give it as Gwenore, Gonore, Ganor, Gaynore, Wannour Wannore. Guener and Gueanor occur in Lancashire at the beginning of the 17th C. In Scotland it became Guanor, Vanora, or Wander. Gaynor is still used in N. Wales, though no longer associated with Guenevere. Gwenhevare occurs as a christian name in Shropshire in 1431. In Cornwall the name has survived in the form Jenifer down to the present time. Of recent years Jenifer and Jennifer has become fashionable in the rest of England. See also Winifred.
A Celtic name, meaning: White lady.
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