Genevieve

Where Genevieve comes from

Borrowed from French Geneviève (patron saint of Paris), from Latin Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”), or of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *genos (“family, clan”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Genevieve
  • French
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 423
    Genevieve of Paris born
    Patron saint of Paris
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #201 among girls — 59 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1916
    Peak, #76
    3,063 babies named Genevieve — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1930
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #143.
  5. 1979
    Genevieve Nnaji born
    Nigerian actress, producer, and director
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Genevieve of Paris · Patron saint of Paris, 423–502
  • Genevieve Nnaji · Nigerian actress, producer, and director, born 1979
  • Genevieve Padalecki · American actress, born 1981
  • Genevieve O'Reilly · Irish actress, born 1977
  • Genevieve Tobin · American actress, 1899–1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.