Ginevra

No offense to Ginny Weasley but I'm not fond of this name at all, just sounds unpleasant to me. Much prefer Guinevere to both this and Jennifer.

I love the whole group of Jennifer, Guinevere, Geneva, Gwendolyn, Genevieve similar-sounding names, and Ginevra fits right into the category, with the appeal of being the most unusual of the bunch (also the liveliest and most spirited-sounding IMO). Ginevra is regal, imposing, elegant and feminine, and I love the way it's spelled with the -evra in there.

However, I'm not sure how usable this name will be to someone non-Italian. Those in the know would probably just think the parents are huge Harry Potter fans, especially if you use the nickname Ginny. I personally prefer the nicknames Neve, Eve or Eva for Ginevra; they're much less intuitive than Ginny but I think they still work.

everyone i know is always saying that its ginerva...

total guilty pleasure name.. i think the only reason i like it is because of Ginny Weasley and the only reason I like her is because of little0bird fanfiction

That's true. Not my favourite character (also because of the Harry/Ginny) but she is kind of cool in the books. I feel like she could have been a great character if there was more about her in the books...? Like, JKR's own image of her could be really awesome, but she doesn't really have enough "book time" for me to really know that?

I agree, I wasn't a fan of Harry and Ginny's relationship either. Ginny's character was much more likeable in the books, though. That doesn't have anything to do with JKR's decision to put them in a relationship...

Eh, I've read all the books. And whilst I don't hate her I think it's a bit creepy that she got together with Harry. He basically married his fangirl. Plus we never really saw them develop a relationship... There was probably more build up to his "relationship" with Cho than with Ginny.

For the longest time I thought it was Ginerva

Ginevra is such a beautiful, underused name. It feels more wearable than Guinevere to me, though I really love the latter too (but only as a GP). Ginevra would be a lovely, quirky option to honour a Jennifer, Genevieve or even Virginia.

Oh, and Ginny Weasley is a great namesake! The films didn't do her any favours - she just comes across as moody and lovestruck most of the time - but in the books she's super smart, brave and sassy.

I actually think Jennifer is prettier...there is the softer "f" sound, and it doesn't have the hard R either.

I'd love to know how americans pronounce Ginevra because it's lovely in Italian but I guess it's a bit harsh for you to pronounce it in the right way...

She was much more likable in the books than the movies... I think Harry's POV in the books didn't do her justice, but if you pay attention to her when she pops up she's pretty snarky and kickass.

Ginny was not a very likeable character in my opinon.She was kind of a brat, and so bland that she might as well have been a background character

I love this name because of Ginny. :)

I just finished reading Harry Potter, and honestly I was shocked to find out that this was Ginny's actual name. But then again, I never liked that character anyway.