| Ginevra | Matilde | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | White, fair | Mighty in battle |
| Origin | italian | Italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | jee-NEH-vrah | mah-TEEL-deh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1883 |
| Peak year | 2024 (25) | 1927 (65) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 27 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ginevra | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 102 | 219 |
| 2010s | 139 | 303 |
| 2000s | 42 | 277 |
| 1990s | 6 | 203 |
| 1980s | 0 | 209 |
| 1970s | 10 | 295 |
| 1960s | 15 | 227 |
| 1950s | 0 | 189 |
| 1940s | 0 | 191 |
| 1930s | 0 | 331 |
| 1920s | 5 | 417 |
| 1910s | 5 | 177 |
| 1900s | 0 | 102 |
| 1890s | 0 | 52 |
| 1880s | 0 | 28 |
Italian form of Guinevere, from the Norman French rendering of Welsh Gwenhwyfar: 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair' plus a second element usually read as 'smooth/soft' or, on an alternative Celtic root, 'phantom', yielding the common gloss 'white phantom'. The exact second element is debated.
Matilde is the Italian form of Matilda, “mighty in battle.”
Matilde is more popular than Ginevra today: about 27 US babies were given the name Matilde in 2025, compared with 0 named Ginevra.
Ginevra means White, fair (italian origin), while Matilde means Mighty in battle (Italian origin).
In US records, Ginevra first appears in 0 and Matilde in 1883, so Ginevra has the longer recorded history.