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Genet

OriginFrench
Meaning"broom (shrub); or descended from John or Eugene"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Genet as a girl's name
NB Rank#5935

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Genet is occasionally used for girls in 1992.

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  • Jean Genet

    French novelist/dramatist

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