# Genevieve

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʒɛn.ɪˌviːv/ · frequency rank #27,161

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French.

## 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”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`egnevieve`, `geenvieve`, `geneiveve`, `geneveive`, `genevieev`, `genevievve`, `genevivee`, `genevvieve`, `gennevieve`, `genveieve`, `ggenevieve`, `gneevieve`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/genevieve