10-579: Ginevra may refer to: Ginevra (given name) , a variant spelling of the given name Juniper Ginevra, the Italian form of Geneva Ginevra , an 1882 poem by Samuel Rogers relating the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough Ginèvra; or, The Old Oak Chest, A Christmas Story by Susan Wallace, based on the same story Ginevra , a lyric drama written in 1913 by
20-504: Is a feminine given name. It was occasionally used in medieval and Renaissance Italy in reference to Queen Guinevere , King Arthur ’s queen in the popular Arthurian legends . It is the Italian version of the name Guinevere , which is a Norman French version of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, meaning "white" and "smooth" or "white phantom." It is also associated with the juniper tree in Italy, where
30-498: The Esperantist Edmond Privat Ginevra (horse) , winner of the 1972 Oaks Stakes Ginevra , a 1992 German film starring Amanda Ooms and Serge Maggiani See also [ edit ] Guinevere (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ginevra . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-520: The Week — Guinevere" . 31 July 2011. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ginevra" . ^ "How many babies are named...?" . ^ "Popular Baby Names" . ^ "Vornamen der Neugeborenen - Bundesamt für Statistik" . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
50-444: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ginevra_(given_name)&oldid=1228626657 " Categories : Given names Italian feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ginevra de%27 Benci (aristocrat) Ginevra de' Benci (1457–1521)
60-774: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ginevra&oldid=1191928650 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ginevra (given name) Ginevra [REDACTED] Queen Guinevere ’s Maying by John Collier . Gender Female Language(s) Italian Origin Meaning Italian form of Guinevere , meaning white phantom. Other names See also Geneva , Guinevere , Jennifer , Juniper Ginevra
70-592: The name for the tree is ginepro . Geneva, Switzerland is called Ginevra in Italian. It is a currently popular name for girls in Italy , where it has been among the top 100 names given to newborn girls since 1999 and among the top 10 most popular names for baby girls since 2016. It is in occasional use in other countries, including the United States, where it was given to 12 newborn girls born in 2020, to 14 girls born in 2021, and to 16 girls in 2022, and Switzerland, where it
80-739: The title character of the opera by Simon Mayr Princess Ginevra of Scotland, one of the main characters of Handel's opera Ariodante Ginevra or Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter books Ginevra Fanshawe in Charlotte Brontë's novel Villette Notes [ edit ] ^ Byrne, Joseph P. The World of Renaissance Italy: A Daily Life Encyclopedia, Greenwood, 2017, ISBN 1440829594 , page 191 ^ Witchard Goetinck, Glenys (1966). "Gwenhwyfar, Guinevere and Guenièvre" . Études Celtiques . 11 (2): 351–360. doi : 10.3406/ecelt.1966.1400 . ^ "Nook of Names Pick of
90-750: Was a member of the Benci family in Florence and is the subject of an early portrait by Leonardo da Vinci . Ginevra was born into a family of wealthy Florentine merchants in 1457. The Benci had business dealings with the Medici and were noted humanists themselves, patronizing artists and writers and creating an important library of classical texts. In 1474 she married Luigi de Bernardo Niccolini. Bernardo Bembo , Lorenzo de' Medici , Alessandro Braccesi, and Christoforo Landino dedicated poems to her. Ginevra shed tears as you go, Bembo. May she desire long delays and Beseech
100-438: Was given to 17 girls born in 2020. People [ edit ] Ginevra de' Benci (aristocrat) (1457–1521), Italian aristocrat Ginevra Cantofoli (1618–1672), Italian painter Ginevra Elkann (born 1979), Italian apprentice film director Ginevra d'Este (1419–1440), Italian noblewoman Ginevra King (1898–1980), American socialite and debutante Fictional characters [ edit ] Ginevra di Scozia ,
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