What do you think of this name?

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*Genoveva
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It is the Spanish equivalent of Genevieve which I love. DH is British and I'm Spanish. While we do think we'll end up spending most of our time in the UK, we do travel to Spain multiple times a year.

I would love using Genevieve but I have realised it doesn't sound as nice and gentle when said in an authentic Spanish accent. However, I really am liking Genoveva which sounds lovely but I'm not sure how it would go in the UK.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

I like it. I'd pronounce it Ge no VEH va.

I also like Geneviève but worry that it would be mispronunced in the UK.

How would it be pronounced?

I'm struggling to understand what the difference would be between the 2 names, other than the final sound.

Genoveva - Heh-noh-veh-vah

I don't mind the G not having the H sound in the UK though. I would find that easier to live with than the way Genevieve has been butchered by some of my family members (He-neh-vee-eh-veh)

I really like it. Could be shortened to Jen in the uk, would that bother you?

I prefer Genevieve as it's a fav of mine and Genoveva is just unfamiliar, so I can't wrap my head around pronunciation.

The end just reminded me of vulva but that's just me.

I think you have to find a completely different name.

I can’t see many if any in the UK not mangling Genoveva and if you’re family mangle Genevieve then neither will work

It's easy to pronounce: Ge noh VEH va.

Much easier for English speakers than Geneviève.
Ge ne VEE ev.

Genoveva is much easier to p pronounce than Geneviève.

It sounds a bit like the place in The princess diary films - Think that was called Genovia? Sorry that’s what I made me think of, I personally much prefer Genevieve

Could you call her Genevieve but just let your Spanish relatives pronounce it like Genoveva?

I can see either name getting mispronounced all the time, which is a shame because I already like Genevieve and now I like Genoveva now you've explained how it's pronounced.

Geneviève is pronounced Je ne vee ev with 4 syllables. The emphasis is on the last syllable.

Genoveva has a much easier imo. Je no veh va with the emphasis on the third syllable.

Could you call her Geneviève but just let your Spanish relatives pronounce it like Genoveva?

What? They're completely different names

For some reason, I too thought of vulva!

In my mind Genevieve is the correct spelling however indeed it won't be pronounced with H. The name sounds French to me and would be pronounced with G. It's a beautiful name though. What would you like to use as a short version?

I think it’s lovely. Frankly why wouldn’t you use a name you love that reflects her heritage?

Genevieve (no accent) has an anglicised pronunciation: JEN uh veev. Be warned that most people’s sight-reading stab at Genoveva in England will likely come out as jen oh vee va.

It seems a strange choice in the UK for a Spanish speaker, as the G and the V are pronounced so differently in Spanish and English.
I have always found Genevieve an awkward name. Partly because most English speakers find it hard to get right. All the vowels and syllables and emphasis in different places.
I think Genoveva is easier, but still strange for English ears. Heno-beyba is not a common sound at all when it comes to names.

most people’s sight-reading stab at Genoveva in England will likely come out as jen oh vee va.

I'd say Jen oh VEH va.

I also don't like how English speakers pronounce Geneviève.

I think Genoveva is easier.

I love it! Again it did make me think of princess diaries Haha, but I watched it about 100 times as a child and it's a very out of date reference.. not even a bad one! With the pronunciation I would say jen-oh-ve-a.. but if you corrected me I wouldn't forget. I think its beautiful. Again nn I would automatically say Jen. I know someone called Amalie, she said lots of people in the UK say am-a-Lee but its a-mar-Lee. But I have never know her as anything different.

I think that name is complete shit. Your kid will be bullied.

Genoveva is lovely. As long as you're happy with it being pronounced with a G, it's great.