Meanings
- A female given name from French.
Her name was Genevieve. A classy name and she was a classy woman or had been, not long ago;
2014, Joyce Carol Oates, Carthage, Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 4221 more example
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.
1995, Barbara Vine, The Brimstone Wedding, Thorndike Press, published 1996, →ISBN, page 9
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*genos“family, clan”
- Celtic
- Germanic
- LatinGenovefa
- FrenchGeneviève
- EnglishGenevieve
Borrowed from French Geneviève (patron saint of Paris), from Latin Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”), or of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *genos (“family, clan”).
More words from French, Latin, Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 日南斐法, 熱納維耶芙 /热纳维耶芙
- 日南斐法 (Rìnánfěifǎ)female given name
- 熱納維耶芙 /热纳维耶芙 (Rènàwéiyéfú)female given name
- 吉納維芙 /吉纳维芙 (Jínàwéifú)female given name
- 金娜薇 (Jīnnàwēi)female given name
- 詹妮薇芙 (Zhānnīwēifú)female given name
Czech Jenovefa, Jenovéfa
- Jenovefafemale given name
- Jenovéfafemale given name
- Genovefafemale given name
- Jenůfafemale given name
Esperanto Ĝenoveva
- Ĝenovevafemale given name
Finnish Geneviève (of Frenchwomen)
- Geneviève (of Frenchwomen)female given name
French Geneviève
- Genevièvefemale given name
German Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Greek Γενοβέφα, Γενεβιέβη
- Γενοβέφα (Genovéfa)female given name
- Γενεβιέβη (Geneviévi)female given name
Hungarian Genovéva
- Genovévafemale given name
Indonesian Geneveva
- Genevevafemale given name
Italian Genoveffa
- Genoveffafemale given name
Japanese ジュヌヴィエーヴ
- ジュヌヴィエーヴ (Junuviēvu)female given name
Korean 주느비에브
- 주느비에브 (juneubiebeu)female given name
Latin Genovefa, Genoveva
- Genovefafemale given name
- Genovevafemale given name
Latvian Genovefa, Genovaitė
- Genovefafemale given name
- Genovaitėfemale given name
Lithuanian Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Polish Genowefa
- Genowefafemale given name
Portuguese Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Romanian Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Russian Женевье́ва, Генове́фа
- Женевье́ва (Ženevʹjéva)female given name
- Генове́фа (Genovéfa)female given name
Slovak Genovéva
- Genovévafemale given name
Spanish Genoveva
- Genovevafemale given name
Ukrainian Женев'є́ва, Генове́фа
- Женев'є́ва (Ženevʺjéva)female given name
- Генове́фа (Henovéfa)female given name
Cite this entry
Genevieve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genevieve
“Genevieve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genevieve. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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