Guinevere: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “fair one; white phantom”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- GWIN-uh-veer · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Guinevere is the English form of Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the name of King Arthur's queen. The second element is debated, so interpretations vary somewhat.
How popular is Guinevere?
Babies named Guinevere in 2024277
2024 rank#946 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18804,294
Guinevere is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Guinevere
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Guinevere questions
What does the name Guinevere mean?
Guinevere means "fair one; white phantom". It comes from Welsh. Guinevere is the English form of Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the name of King Arthur's queen. The second element is debated, so interpretations vary somewhat.
Is Guinevere a boy or girl name?
Guinevere is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Guinevere?
277 US babies were named Guinevere in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Guinevere?
Guinevere is usually pronounced GWIN-uh-veer.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.