Geneviève

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See also: Genevieve

French

Etymology

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

(Standard French) IPA^(key): /ʒə.nə.vjɛv/, /ʒən.vjɛv/
Audio (France, Avignon); /ʒə.nəˈvjɛ.və/: (file)

Proper noun

Geneviève f

a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve

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