Genoveffa
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Genovefa, Latinization of French Geneviève.
- 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”).
Proper noun
Genoveffa f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve.