Geneviève

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 (Avignon) /ʒə.nəˈvjɛ.və/ (file)

Proper noun

Geneviève f

a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.