Geneviève
See also: Genevieve
French edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin Genovefa.
- Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”).
- Perhaps of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *Genogʷībā (from *genos (“family”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Geneviève f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve