How do you feel about Guinevere?

[Lauraloh]

As a first name? As a middle name? Honest as you like :)

I don’t like it .

I think it is possibly the most pretentious name you could pick.

Guinevere is an absolutely gorgeous name imo. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to use it as a first name because it's so associated with the legendary figure (unlike Arthur which is widely used), but I wish I was because Guinevere has a really romantic/poetic feeling, elegant sound to me. I also love that it has very different style nn's so she could pick what suits her - Gwen or Eve/Neve (pronounced with a short e).

I love it! It’s up to you if you want it as a first or middle name. Do you have a family name you’d also like to add? That could help you decide in which order to have the names.

I love it, it was on our list but it is a "big" name, l think about a shy child wrestling with it and it put me off.

I'm not that keen. I like Morwenna though

I know a Guinevere who goes by Guin, never Gwen.

It's a beautiful name. Suits a little girl and will grow really well as they get older.

I immediately thought of the national lottery

Not for a first name. It will stand out a mile in most schools.

It sounds like the name an upper middle class, mature 40+ mother would call their child. Not a good nor bad thing.

I personally don't like it but I'm hardly ever aghast by name choices, unless it's something like Lucifer or Lolita, which I've seen seriously brought up on here.

I like it a lot.

It will stand out a mile in most schools.

I don't think that Guinevere stands out at all among all the lovely interesting and multicultural names around these days. But more importantly, I'd rather stand out with a beautiful name than be one of many with a 'boring' top 10 name!

@AdoptedBumpkin

Not for a first name. It will stand out a mile in most schools.

Not in multicultural cities it wouldn't.

Truly awful, sorry. I would snigger each time I heard the name and think poor kid/woman.

Xpost - quite!

I would snigger each time I heard the name and think poor kid/woman.

Are you serious? You feel the need to snigger each time you hear Guinevere? Are you an adult?

Well, in that case I think that most people would feel sorry for you!

It’s a beautiful name, but it would be a bit much to live with. It would also be shortened all the time, which kind of defeats the object of having a long pretty name.

Thanks everyone! We love it but I'm not sure we're quite brave enough for a first name, so it would probably be a middle. I do love all the nicknames though. Genevieve is a nice alternative but not quite my style.

Curious whether those of you who said you don't like it or find it too much/pretentious would find it less so as a middle name?

I absolutely love it. It's the only name I genuinely like but think is too 'brave'.

I like it. Go for it if you love it and like the nicknames.

It’s not one I like personally mainly because I don’t like the nickname and all Guineveres become Gwens. On the other hand I really like Nimue and Morgan.

Well it's unusual and has wonderful associations, but TBH I'm not sure I really like the sound it makes. I'd prefer Genevieve or Jennifer in real life (aren't they all variations?), they're prettier and more mellifluous. Guinevere is very literary and some people might find it a bit pretentious.

Would make a great middle name though.

But not Arthur...

Love it - great as a first name. I knew a Guinevere once - she was a doctor living in the same nurses' home as me for a while and such a lovely person. Intelligent and kind-hearted is what the name reminds me of. --- Very personal - but heyho - that's my opinion

I say 'Be Brave'