genevieve
/ˈdʒɛn.ɪˌviːv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from French.
Example Sentences
- "But I like it when Stella calls me Genevieve, because though I'm Jenny to everyone else, always have been since I was born, I was christened Genevieve. My dad called me after a vintage car in a film, if you can credit it, and to most people it's a bit embarrassing, but the way Stella says it it's got a pretty sound."
- "Her name was Genevieve. A classy name and she was a classy woman or had been, not long ago;"
Etymology
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”).
Origin
- Source language: French