What does Ginevra mean?
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.
What does Speranza mean?
The Italian word and name for 'hope', from Latin 'sperare' ('to hope'). Parallel in formation to Spanish Esperanza and French Esperance.