At a Glance: Name: Genevra – Meaning: uncertain (possibly 'river bend') – Origin: Celtic (tied to the place name Geneva) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: jeh-NEV-rə
Genevra is a Celtic (tied to the place name Geneva) girl's name meaning “uncertain (possibly 'river bend')”. It appears in our list of 250+ Cottagecore Girl Names That Feel Like a Wildflower Field.
Meaning & Origin of Genevra
Meaning: Uncertain (possibly 'river bend').
Origin: Celtic (tied to the place name Geneva).
A common claim: Genevra/Ginevra is often said to mean 'white wave,' as a form of Guinevere. Actually: That reading mixes it up with the separate name Ginevra (Italian for Guinevere); the available evidence instead ties Genevra to the place name Geneva, whose root is an unresolved old Celtic word, not a phrase for 'white wave.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Genevra
Phonetic: jeh-NEV-rə IPA: /dʒəˈnɛvrə/
Popularity of Genevra
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1882–2004.
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