Given name
Ginevra
“of the race of women; the white wave”
Ginevra is a variant of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ginevra is a variant of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ginevra is a variant of Genevieve. An origin associated with Genevieve is French. Ginevra is a form of Geneviève. An origin associated with Geneviève is Celtic. In English use, Ginevra has a related form in Guinevere. Guinevere has been associated with Old French and Welsh naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Ginevra is used as a form of Genevieve.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Ginevra has a related form in Guinevere. The history of Guinevere gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Guinevere is associated with King Arthur's queen. Guinevere’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ginevra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 324
- 0 boys · 324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,634 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,634 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 383 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ginevra’s family of names
In English usage, Ginevra has a diminutive in Ginny. In English usage, Ginevra shares an earlier linguistic root with Jennifer. Ginevra has a related form in Genevieve.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Juniperequivalent
- Jenniferdoublet · German, English
- Jennyferequivalent
- Genevraequivalent
- Ginepraequivalent
- Dzseniferequivalent
- Ginervaequivalent
- Ginewraequivalent
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People named Ginevra
- Ginevra FrancesconiItalian actress and modelborn 2003
- Ginevra TaddeucciItalian swimmerborn 1997
- Ginevra d'Este(1419-1440)
- Ginevra CantofoliItalian painter (1618-1672)
- Ginevra ElkannItalian film directorborn 1979
- Ginevra SforzaItalian noble1440–1507
- Ginevra KingAmerican socialite (1898–1980)
- Ginevra de' BenciFlorentine aristocrat1457–1490
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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