"Geneviève" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /ʒə.nə.vjɛv/ [French, Standard], /ʒən.vjɛv/ [French, Standard] Audio: Fr-Geneviève (Avignon).ogg [Avignon]
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”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{uder|fr|ML.|Genovefa}} Medieval Latin Genovefa, {{uder|fr|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{af|gem-pro|*kunją|*wībą|nocat=1|t1=kin, family|t2=woman, wife}} *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”), {{uder|fr|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{m|cel-pro|*genos||family}} *genos (“family”), {{uder|fr|cel-pro|*Genogʷībā|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="cel-pro">*genos</i> (“family”)}} Proto-Celtic *Genogʷībā (from *genos (“family”)), {{uder|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-||to beget}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|g=f}} Geneviève f
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve Tags: feminine Categories (topical): French female given names, French given names
    Sense id: en-Geneviève-fr-name-Wj-zfJro Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

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