Gwenivere
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning fair one; a form of Guinevere.
Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gwenivere by the numbers
Gwenivere was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Guinevere
Like Gwenivere, each of these traces back to Guinevere: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jenniferfair one; form of Guinevere1,042 in the US (2017)
- Ginnypure; a form of Guinevere or Virginia16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ginessafair and pure; a form of Guinevere7 in the US (2017)
- Ginniferfair one; a respelling of Guinevere or Jennifer5 in the US (2017)
- Vanorawhite wave; a form of Guinevere3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwenivere. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gweneverefair one; variant spelling of Guinevere52 in the US (2017)
- Gwyneverefair and blessed; a form of Guinevere24 in the US (2017)
- Gwenevierevariant of Gwyneth or Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
- Guineverefair one; white wave190 in the US (2017)
- Gwenevievevariant of Genevieve, meaning woman of the race5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Gwenivere, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gwenivere
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