I have recently fallen for the name [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], it’s seemingly perfect: long, beautiful, uncommon, and has short and spunky nicknames. My main problem is I don’t know if it’s usable. My SO and I are big literature nerds, so there’s that association, but I also worry it’s too outlandish, but that’s kinda what I love about it.
Any thoughts/recommendations?
Other names I love:
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
I totally think it’s usable! It’s my absolute favorite name ever, so I’m a bit biased. It’s really beautiful & bold, but it’s recognizable enough that people shouldn’t have too much trouble accepting it. I’m actually amazed it’s not more popular.
I know a girl named [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]! She is trans and chose the name for herself. I’ll be honest, it felt very grand when I first heard the professor call her name in class but the “out of place”-ness faded very quickly. Now it very much feels like her name and she can definitely pull off its strength!
I think the nickname options make [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] more usable as well. I think [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] would make a fabulous set with [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], or [name_f]Viola[/name_f]!
I definitely think [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] is usable it’s similar to [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and I have met a few [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]’s in my time so I definitely think [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] is usable! It’s a gorgeous name bold, charming and sounds romantic.
I love it too, for all the reasons you mentioned (DH was, unfortunately, less convinced). I think its great nickname potential makes it usable for sure; I particularly like [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], Guin and [name_u]Vere[/name_u].
I think it’s usable! It doesn’t sound that different from [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]. It’s a long name that starts with almost the same sound and it’s in the US top 500! If she grows up and feels like it’s a bit too grand for her she could easily go by one of its many nicknames.
I knew a girl named [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] growing up and her name really suits her! She goes by Guin (pronounced [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]) and actually just had a baby who she named [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
