Geneviève
See also: Genevieve
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Genovefa.
- Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) and *wībą (“woman, wife”).
- Perhaps of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *Genogʷībā, from *genos (“family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒə.nə.vjɛv/
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Proper noun
Geneviève
- A female given name, an equivalent of Genevieve.