The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
French version of the Welsh “Gwenhwyfar”, meaning “smooth and white” or “white-cheeked”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Gaenor, Gaynor, Genevra, Geneva, Ginevra, Guenevere, Guenievre, Guinever, Gwen, Gwenevere, Gwenhwyfar, Gwenni, Gwennie, Gwenny, Gwenyver, Janelle, Jen, Jena, Jenae, Jenelle, Jenessa, Jeni, Jenifer, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jennifer, Jenny, Jinelle, Jin, Jinessa, Jini, Jinifer, Jinni, Jinnie, Jinny, Yenifer, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Guinevere, one of the “irregular” children at Lily’s school, presumed to come from a “very well-educated if not sanitation-minded home”, where she is rumored to have a brother named Galahad, in Sleeping Arrangements, by Laura Cunningham (published 1989, set in the 1950s).

WRITERS:
– Guinevere Turner (b. 1968), American actress and screenwriter.

Tagged: 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, English, French, G

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• Guinever | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  July 23, 2015 at 7:10 am

  […] Alternate spelling of “Guinevere“, the French version of the Welsh “Gwenhwyfar”, meaning “smooth and […]

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• Genevieve | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  July 23, 2015 at 7:10 am

  […] English / French, possibly meaning “tribe woman”, or (related to “Guinevere“), “white” or […]

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• Jenifer | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  November 23, 2015 at 5:25 pm

  […] spelling of “Jennifer”, a variation of the Welsh “Gwynhyfar” / “Guinevere” /  “Gwenevere” / […]

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