Guinevere Forename

208,320th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,407 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Guinevere Forename Definition:

GUENEVERE. (For etymology, see Gwendolen.) It is still bestowed occasionally, especially by the cultured in honour of the wife of King Arthur in the Arthurian romance-cycles: notably in the versions by Malory and Tennyson.

Guinevere Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
8621:420,57711,767
Philippines
 
96%
1661:638,61119,852
South Africa
100%
1151:474,19723,094
England
100%
581:958,67116,212
Netherlands
 
98%
551:307,3119,515
Brazil
100%
391:5,493,23583,314
Canada
100%
271:1,227,16222,440
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Thailand
100%
81:8,758,227128,595
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Mexico
100%
71:17,734,91843,346
Belgium-61:1,915,00718,066
Wales
100%
51:618,8627,373
Singapore
100%
51:1,257,41116,611
Venezuela-31:10,067,298111,314
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-11:111,5807,062
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696

The alternate forms: Guinevére (2) are calculated separately.

Guinevere Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GUENEVERE. (For etymology, see Gwendolen.) It is still bestowed occasionally, especially by the cultured in honour of the wife of King Arthur in the Arthurian romance-cycles: notably in the versions by Malory and Tennyson.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Celtic name, meaning: Fairwife.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Guinevere Forename Popularity

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Ginevere942/
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Guinivere8986/
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Quinevere891/
Guinevher891/
Guinievre891/
Ginever8815/
Gueneverre843/
Guinuivere842/
Ginieverre841/
Gwainevere841/
Gueneveire841/
Guiniver'e841/
Genevere8280/
Guenever8267/
Guiniver8235/
Guinyver829/
Guinewer824/
Guynever823/
Guinevir822/
Giniever822/
Gineiver821/
Gineveer821/
Gynevere821/
Gainever821/
Génevere821/
Gwieneverea801/
Gwenevere78408/
Geneviere78142/
Guenivere7835/
Gwynevere7824/
Geneveare784/
Quenevere783/
Gwinivere783/
Guinivire782/
Ginhebere781/
Gwinevera781/
Genievere781/
Geneivere781/
Geneveire781/
Geneverge781/
Geneverie781/
Geneverre781/
Guenevear781/
Guenevire781/
Guiunyver781/
Gueneveri781/
Guyneever781/
Genever75406/
Giniver756/
Gineber753/
Gweneviere7411/
Geneverett748/
Genevierre744/
Gwenievere743/
Gwyneveyre743/
Gwynievere742/
Gweneivere742/
Gineshvery741/
Gweneveere741/
Genieviere741/
Geneaviere741/
Genevieyre741/
Guenevirre741/
Queenevere741/
Genevier7149/
Gueniver7117/
Genivere7110/
Geneaver717/
Geniever716/
Genevert714/
Geneyver713/
Geneiver713/
Geneuver712/
Genevery712/
Genevher712/
Genevire712/
Guenyver712/
Guyniver712/
Guinywer712/
Ghenever711/
Gineiber711/
Ginevirt711/
Ginivera711/
Gynivere711/
Genebere711/
Geneveur711/
Guiniwer711/
Guenevir711/
Guinivir711/
Ghiniver711/
Guynyver711/
Queeneviere702/
Queenievere701/
Gwenivere6777/
Genevirre673/
Gwynivere673/
Gwenyvere672/
Gwenebere671/
Gwinivera671/
Gvenivere671/
Gwynyvere671/
Genevaire671/
Geneveira671/
Quinefera671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guinevere