Guinevere or Genevive

mominatrix

good or awful?

 

I like Guinevere more than I care admit... and she could be Gwen...

Melinz

i really dislike Guinevere, but i do love Genevive

Julia-Henry

I actually quite like Gwen, but I do think there's a lot of baggage with the name Guinevere, which might be hard for a kid to pull off.

And Genevive is not quite as compelling somehow... Not as much baggage, but not as interesting either..

AndLyn

I have a cousin named Guinevere who goes by Gwen, and I've always liked it.

smismar

I love Genevieve, but DH nixed it (make sure you get that extra e in there or it will always be misspelled).  I considered Guinevere, too.  I had a friend with that name in HS.  She went by Ginny when she was younger and switched to Gwen in college.

Tess12

I like Guinevere and Gwen's a cute nickname.  Genevive makes me think of the dog in the Madeline books.

ara4488

Beautiful names!

Although, agree w/ pp re: traditional spelling of Genevieve (not Genevive).

ToBeMrsT

love Genevive

LoriFalce

I love them both. I also love Gwendolyn.

I admit....I am strange.

tct1219

i always liked guinevere but it flows well with very few last names.

hollybabe

I like Gwen, but not Guinevere.

I like Genevive, but even more if it's spelled Genevieve and pronounced John-vee-yev (that's as close as I can get to spelling it the way it's pronounced in French).

JoyGotDots

I prefer Genevive.

leah1615

imo, Guinevere is the most awful name I have ever heard. It is really ghastly. Genevive is spelling wrong and is not that great either, mostly because I think Jenny is so plain and that would be a likely nn.

kellyfromcali

Melinz:

i really dislike Guinevere, but i do love Genevive

?

Ditto.?

*Bre*

Love Genevive. Actually, I love all names that begin with G. Georgia, Ginger, Gwendolyn, Guinevere, Genevive all of them!

Pathrell

I think either is fine, if you like it and its not awkward with your last name!

I like Guinevere (or Gwenhwyfar, the original Welsh Spelling) And if you like the nn Gwen, Gwenyth (or Gwyneth) or Gwendolyn are other options that won't have a "stigma" attached.

I went to school with a Genevieve and always loved her name. We never found it right to give her a nn, we liked saying her name too much!

Laroogirl

Ok names just not my style.

buggles

Genevieve is so pretty!

LMS05

I have a good friend named Genevieve, but everyone calls her Gen. My great aunt's name is Genevieve too. Genevieve is ok, but Guinevere is horrible.?

Kflie83

I hate both. Maybe just name her Gwen.

nybor1975

Nms

kegallagh

Not a huge fan of Guinevere. My great-grandmother was Genevieve and so is DH's grandmother. So we'll be using it as a middle name for a girl one day, if we have one.

Eros

I really like them both.  I like Genevieve better though. 

jessawakawaii

I like Gwendolyn more than either of those.

Ashleyyyyy

NMS at all. I had a hedgehog named Guinevere. I do like Gwen though.

 

 

Mrs.Christie

I like both, but I prefer Guinevere.

AllThatGlitters101

I'm not a fan of Guinever, but I do like Gwyneth (or Gwenyth) or Gwendolyn and call her Gwen (or Gwyn).

 I love Genevieve.

star678

I strongly prefer Genevive/ Genevieve. 

Have you considered Geneva?

blondie42107

Genevive

2linesin09

Guinevere - screams King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table. Sorry but it does.

Genevive  - it's different that is for sure.  In the Northeast we used to have a chain of drug stores called Genovese and that is what I think of then I hear this name.  I just don't see anything beautiful about it.

EricaD07

Melinz:

i really dislike Guinevere, but i do love Genevive

Genevieve is my Gmas name!

Vixey529

I love both of them!

VintageSpirit

So not a fan of Guinevere, but Genevieve is actually on my list for a girl.  I like that is has multiple NNs to suit different personalities.  Gena (which I most often hear pronounced like Jenna) always makes me think of the beautiful, classy Gena Rowlands, and I have a student Jenna who is very smart, pretty, kind and outgoing.  Vivi would suit a bright and bubbly child.  Names with one predominant NN are NMS because who knows what kind of personality your baby is going to end up with???

zildjian02

i think i like genevive better. 'gen' for short.

monkey62

Both awful , sorry

2bejunebride06

I like them both!

Dan&Maggie

I love Genevive. Not so crazy about Guinevere.

cupcake_queen

I like Genevive better than Guinevere but Gwen is a cute NN.

maiziejenga

Guinevere has too much of a Chaucer flavor for me...