Ginosar is a toponym from northern Israel, which apparently evolved from "Kinneret". It has also been adopted as a surname, usually transliterated Ginossar.
Ginosar, Ginossar, Ginnosar, or Gennesaret may refer to:
Places Kinneret (archaeological site), ancient city, later known as Ginosar (possibly a Grecised version of the name). Also spelled Ginnosar and Ginossar, variant: Gennesaret (previously Kinnereth, Chinnereth or Chinneroth). Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Chinnereth or Kinneret etc., more usually known as the Sea of Galilee Plain of Ginosar and all above-mentioned variants, dominated by and named after the city; see: Kinneret (archaeological site): The plain Ginosar (kibbutz), modern settlement in the Plain of Ginosar, northern Israel
People Eldad Ginossar (born 1981), Israeli bridge player Rosa Ginossar (1890–1979), first female lawyer in Israel and women's rights activist Shlomo Ginossar (1889–1969), Israeli ambassador to Italy
See also Kinneret (disambiguation page)