| Gender | 👩 Girl |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \ge-nevie-ve, gen(e)-vieve\ |
| Number of People | 👶 114,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 398 |
| Numerology | 🔢 13 |
| Name origin | 🌍 French |
Geneviѐve is a French name that may be from Germanic or Celtic roots. It is said that An earlier variation of the name, Genovefa, includes two German elements. These elements include: “keno” which means ‘kin’ and “we” which means ‘wife’. Another probability is that it comes from the Gaulish language and includes elements that mean woman and tribe. A famous bearer of this name was Saint Genevieve. She was born into a Roman family and became a nun. She moved to Paris and was famous for protecting the Parisians. When a pagan king occupied Paris, she had an important role in negotiating the prisoners’ wellbeing. When Atila and Hun wanted to attack Paris, Genevieve urged the Parisians to stay in the city and pray for peace and protection. Fortunately, her prayers were answered and Hun changed his path. That is why people say she saved Paris.
Popularity:
This beauty has been in the U.S. charts for more than 100 years. The peak of its popularity happened at the turn of the 20th century. Between the early 1900s and 1920s, she was among the 100 most popular names for girls. The low point for this name happened in the 1960s. Since then, this name is trying to make a comeback. Nowadays she is on an upward trajectory. This name is perfect for parents who are interested in French culture. There are a few elegant pet names that can stem from her. For example, you can use Gen, Genna, Genny, Genevie, and Vivi as pet names for this naئث
Here are some famous people named Genevieve:
St. Geneviève (Catholic saint)
Geneviève Bujold (actress)
Genevieve Gorder (interior designer/TV host)
What are your baby’s characteristics like when you name her Genevieve?
You are a very important member of the society. You have a great sense of structure which makes you an excellent choice for managing enterprises. As an employee you have certain features which make you great these features include: stable, practical, and disciplined. You are not impulsive. Before starting any activity, you think it through very carefully. You can easily turn ideas into reality.
You would love to be a mediator and settle people’s disputes. Two features that describe you include a Natural born peacemaker and a spiritual idealist. You are an expert on religion, philosophy, and less traditional forms of healing. Enlightenment is your lifelong search. You are very selective in choosing friends because you sense people’s feelings and motivations.
You have a great vision that can make you wealthy. You are great at analytical tasks. You are well-organized and can make things happen. Your reactions to events are decisive and effective, even without prior planning.
How do people react to you?
People see you as someone pleasing and stylish. People want to be close to you because of your charming character which makes projects comfortable and creates a safe environment for everyone. Other people might think that you are attractive and have a certain sex appeal about you. People might think that you are shy and inactive, but they only have to ask you to participate in their activities and conversations.
People generally believe that this name is classic, formal, and refined.
Lucky colors: All shades of gray and bright blues
Lucky day(s): Thursday
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Jenna vieve i should know its my name
If you are in Quebec people say Jsohn-Vi-Ev. If you are in France or Europe people ususally say Jsen-E-Vi-Ev. And in the US most say Jen-E-Vieve. I lived abroad so I heard them all. I really like my name, and am constantly grateful my parents gave it to me.
My name is Genevieve and I'm 14... never really liked it so its great to see other people who do!! If you can't say it then its pronounced Jen-er-vee-vvv. Hope that helped. =)
This name is awsome becuz it's it. I pronouce it differently :)
i love the look but i cant pronounce it anyone know❤️
I was named after my paternal(Emma Genevieve) and my maternal (Pauline) grandmothers. There are also several distant relatives with the name, so it must be something from the "old country." I love my name, and although many people can't spell/pronounce it, it's always made me feel special.
Pronunciation: Jen Ah Veev The fabled maiden of King Arther and the Knights of the round table.
its such a sick name its pronounced jenahveve well it is in French anyways im sure its somehow similar in German
My name is Genevieve and I LOVE it! It is pronounced jhon v ev...my mom picked it from a French movie. I am American and everyone tries to call me Jen a veve. But now that i am almost 40 i can tell people how to pronounce it. It means White Wave and my middle name is Lynn....which seems to flow.
okay i absolutely love this name! its soo adorable! im a teenager...pregnant....and having twins! im having a boy and a girl. for the boy i was think of naming him Demetri (i like this spelling best) and then naming the girl Genevieve. so.. it would be Demetri and Genevieve, i like it! (: but im not sure what names i should us for their middle names. any suggestions❤️!❤️!❤️ help me please!
Arthur's maiden was Gweneviere, not Genevieve. But in the musical she does sing a song to Saint Genevieve.
I love this name....my little girl is names Genevieve Elizabeth and we call her Gena (Jenna) I like her having a name that not everyone has and it is very elegant. But just a f.y.i Genevieve's are very very spunky they have their own mind on everything they do from the very start. It makes for an exciting day everyday. Geneiveve is said jenna vee veve.