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/
Audio (Avignon) (file)

Proper noun

Geneviève

A female given name, an equivalent of Genevieve.

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