Message: "Ginevra" - Behind the Name

Ginevra

by Sarah Jayne (guest)

4/5/2006, 2:30 AM

How do you pronounce Ginevra? Is it Gin-EV-ra or Gin-EVE-ra? Or some other way?

Comments would be appreciated.

Thanks, Sarah Jayne

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- Bear

4/5/2006, 4:00 PM

ji-NEH-vra

Ginevra = "ji-NEH-vra"

It's an Italian name. If they wanted a pronunciation like "gin-EE-vra" they would have spelled it Ginivra.

I've always loved this name. It has such a gorgeous sound. I must send a thank you note to the author of HP, she keeps popularizing such beautiful classics. :-)

- Miranda (Randee15)

4/5/2006, 2:53 PM

I say jin-NEV-vra.

EDIT: Belatedly realised "g" does not equal "j" in pronunciation keys. I hadn't had my Barq's when I first wrote this post...

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This message was edited 4/5/2006, 4:21 PM

- Andrew (AndrewJKD)

4/5/2006, 2:30 PM

I'd say ji-NEV-ra. It's lovely, though I dislike Guinevere.

Andrew
Ahh, nature . . .

- raindancing

4/5/2006, 5:25 AM

I think its Jeh nev ra
Its a very pretty name a bit Harry Potterish but as the character goes by her nickname of Ginny I would say its still usable without being to closely assosiated with the books

Paula

- Jeana Bradbury +2

4/5/2006, 4:59 AM

Jeh-NEV-ra

- laura818 +1

4/5/2006, 9:42 AM

ginevra is spanish for gin (as in AND TONIC)

here it would be pronounced hee-NEV-ra en las rocas (on the rocks) ;)

- Isla

4/5/2006, 10:46 AM

LOL. Good to know. ;b

~Heather~

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