Genevieve

See also Geneviève

English

Etymology

From French Geneviève, Latinized as Genoveva, the patron saint of Paris. The meaning is obscure, possibly Germanic geno "race" + wefa "woman". Celtic origin has also been suggested.

Proper noun

Genevieve

1. A female given name.
   • 1995 Barbara Vine, The Brimstone Wedding, Thorndike Press (1996), ISBN 0786206713, page 9:

     But I like it when Stella calls me Genevieve, because though I'm Jenny to everyone else, always have been since I was born, I was christened Genevieve. My dad called me after a vintage car in a film, if you can credit it, and to most people it's a bit embarrassing, but the way Stella says it it's got a pretty sound.

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Genoveva (ca) f
• Esperanto: Ĝenoveva (eo)
• French: Geneviève (fr)
• German: Genoveva (de)
• Greek: Γενοβέφα (el) (Yenovéfa)
• Italian: Genoveffa (it)

• Japanese: ジュヌヴィエーヴ (ja) (Junuviēva)
• Latvian: Genovefa (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Genoveva (lt)
• Polish: Genowefa (pl) f
• Russian: Женевьева (ru) (Ženev'jéva) f