Baby name
STABLE
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Guinevere
/GWIN · uh · veer/
Meaning
“Possibly white phantom”
From the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, formed from gwen ('white') and a second element whose meaning is disputed: readings give either 'phantom, magical being' (from Celtic *sebros) or 'smooth, soft'. Guinevere is the wife of King Arthur in Arthurian legend, first recorded as Gwenhwyfar in medieval Welsh writing.
Nicknames
guin · guinny · gwen · ginny
Vibe
regal
How it ages.
Literary and regal - rare today, but instantly recognizable through Arthurian legend.
The cultural moment.
Ranked #898 in the United States in 2025; rare elsewhere.