Genevieve

Origin

From French Geneviève, latinized as Genovefa, the patron saint of Paris. From Proto-Germanic *kunją ("kin, family") and *wībą ("woman, wife").

Full definition of Genevieve

Proper noun

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• 1995 Ruth Rendell, 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.