Genevieve

zhahn-vee-EV or GEN-uh-veev

English from French

"tribe woman"

Genevieve Origin and Meaning

The name Genevieve is a girl's name of French origin meaning "tribe woman".

Genevieve is derived from the Germanic medieval name Genovefa, or Kenowefa, which consists of the elements kuni, meaning "kin", and wefa, meaning "woman." The medieval saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, defended the city against Attila the Hun through her rational thinking, courage and prayer.

Genevieve is a perfect choice for anyone who wants to retain the gen sound but is tired of all the overused Jen names. It is both dainty and substantial and can be pronounced either GEN-uh-veev or the French zhahn-vee-EV.

Genevieve is undergoing real revival—it reached its highest ranking since the 1930s in 2019.

# 169 in the US

Genevieve Rank in US Top 1000

Genevieve Popularity

169US2020
29Nameberry2021
121Future2028
460England2019

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Saint Genevievepatron saint of Paris, France
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Geneviève Marie Thérèse SoryaFrench actress
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Genevieve GorderAmerican interior designer and TV host
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Genevieve TobinAmerican actress
Généviève MariePrincess of Orléans, Marchioness of Chaponay,Morance; daughter of Prince Emmanuel of Orléans and Princess Henriette of Belgium
Genevieve TaggardAmerican poet

Genevieve Rose AngelsonAmerican actress
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Geneviève BrouilletteFrench,Canadian actress
Genevieve Sterling BuechnerAmerican actress
Genevieve MortonSouth African model
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Genevieve LaCazeAustralian runner
Genevieve SchatzAmerican singer of group Company of Thieves
Genevieve Wilhemina Gaunt (b. 1991)English actress; daughter of actors Frederik de Groot and Fiona Gaunt
Genevieve Marie Johnson (b. 2010)daughter of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson

Genevieve Spillane (b. 2012)daughter of skier Johnny Spillane
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Genevieve in Pop Culture

Genevieve (also Genoveva or Genovefa) of Brabanta heroine of medieval legend
Genevieve Atkinsoncharacter on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
Genevieve HeartQueen in the Looking Glass Wars
Genevieve Snowcharacter in the Elemental Assasin series by Jennifer Estep
Genevievedog who saved Madeline in the Madeline series
Genevievecharacter on TV's "The Originals"
Genevievethe main princess in the movie 'Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses'
Genevieve Delatoura TV character on "Devious Maids"
Genevieve Duchannesa character in the "Beautiful Creatures" series
Genevieve MirrenCarter, Charles Boyle's love interest on TV's "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
Genevieve ScherbatskyRobin Scherbatsky's mother on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"

Genevievea main character in the movie "Rush Hour 3"
Genevievedaughter of Karl Morris and Nadine Bevan on British TV series "Stella"
Genevievea character in “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”

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