Genevieve (given name)
| Pronunciation | /ˌdʒɛnɪˈviɛv/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Meaning | Woman of the race |
Genevieve (French: Geneviève) is a female given name of Germanic or Celtic origin. It may be from the Germanic name Genowefa (latinized as Genoveva) meaning Woman of the race.[1]
People with this name
- Saint Geneviève, French saint (Patron saint of Paris) in Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
- Genevieve Angelson, American TV and film actress
- Genevieve Armstrong (born 1988), New Zealand rower
- Geneviève Behrend (1881–1960), French-born author and teacher
- Genevieve Behrent (born 1990), New Zealand rower
- Genevieve Blatt (1913–1996), American judge and politician
- Geneviève Brunet (born 1959), Canadian female cyclist
- Geneviève Bujold (born 1942), Canadian actress
- Geneviève Castrée (1981–2016), Canadian comics artist, illustrator, and musician
- Genevieve Gorder (born 1974), American television host and interior designer
- Geneviève Hafner, French photographer based in New York City
- Genevieve Hannelius (born 1998), American teen actress
- Genevieve Morton (born 1986), South-African swimsuit top-model
- Genevieve Nnaji (born 1979), Nigerian actress
- Genevieve Padalecki (born 1981), American actress
- Geneviève Page (born 1927), French actress
- Genevieve Schatz, American singer
- Geneviève Simard (born 1980), Canadian alpine skier
- Genevieve Woo (born 1969), Singaporean television news presenter
Fictional characters
- Genevieve, a vintage car, title character of the classic British film Genevieve
- Genevieve, the dog in Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Princess Genevieve, main protagonist in the animated film Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
- Genevieve Atkinson in the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Geneviève Dieudonné in several different works by Kim Newman
- Geneviève Emery in the French film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, played by Catherine Deneuve
- Genevieve Selsor in the chapter "The Silent Towns", in the book The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
- Genevieve Villard in CrossGen Comics' Sigilverse
- Genevieve, a main character in the movie Rush Hour 3
See also
References
- ^ Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
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