Guinevere

[Clarenbald]

Not pregnant at the moment (am a regular poster name changed for privacy), as had a recent early miscarriage, but had been intending to ask opinion on the above name, and thought I would still do so all the same.

So. Opinions please on Guinevere. Please be brutally honest. Nick names would be, potentially, gwin/gwen. Welsh connection necessary would you say? I do have Welsh ancestry, but it is distant..

Any suggestions in a similar vein?

The thing that springs to my mind is Lancelot. Personally, I don't like the name but that's just my opinion - sorry.

The only "similar" names I can think of are Esmerelda or Gertrude .

I don't mind Gertrude, so much, but dh wouldn't at all.

Can I just add and check how people would pronounce the 'Guin' part. Would you say Gwin or Gwen? I think both are acceptable, but suspect the latter is used more currently?

I say 'Gwin'
I really like it, very pretty.

I say Gwin. It's only that bloody Merlin show that's shortened it to Gwen.

In an Arthurian vein:
Elayne
Branwen
Enide/ Enyd
Graine/Igraine (also spelt with a y)
Gaenor or Wenhaver (variants of Guinevere)
Gwendolen
Alba/Albiona
Helsin
Isolde/Ysolde
Iblis
Luned (pron. Leen-ed)
Lynelle/Lynette/Lynessa
Nineve (Lady of the Lake, also root of Vivian)
Morgawse
Tryamon (fairy princess)

Genevieve?

How about Jennifer? It's a Cornish variant of Guinevere.

Lovely, feminine and not overused. Great choice imo.

I love Guinevere, but I really don't like the nn Guin. Love Gwen.

Oh oh oh! Just had to stick my head round the door and say I luuurrrve Guinevere! Wish I had thought of it when I had DDs. Met my first Guinevere three years ago, older sister to one of DD2's friends. She really suits the name too, all tall and willowy She gets called Gwinny by her family and friends.

love it wish i'd been brave enough to use it .

if you love it go for it

I love it, but then I have a genevieve so I would. we shorten to genie.

Lovely name. Need to be careful with surname though.

Eleanor/Elinor seems on the same lines to me.

Or Morgan.

Thank you, and for the suggestions. Interesting list especially, Teamlemon.

Ah, does Merlin programme use nick name Gwen

I have only heard a couple of people use Gwen-evere pronunciation for the whole name, but they have Welsh connections, so are perhaps harking back to earlier Welsh version/spelling?

Morgan on the same lines as Guinevere ?

Vivienne / Vivian is from Arthurian legend and is a very pretty name.

Morgan Le Fay/Morgaine?

I really like it, you could always spell it Gwenhwyfar :O