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Genevieve (French: Geneviève) is a female name of "Celtic or Germanic origin, possibly from the Germanic name [Kenowefa Latinized as] Genoveva, meaning kin, 'race' or 'tribe', and wefa, 'woman'". [1]
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Gene is a given name, often a short form of Eugene and Genevieve. Gene; Pronunciation: JEEN: Gender: Unisex: Language(s) English: Origin; Language(s)
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Genevieve (French: Sainte Geneviève; Latin: Genovefa; [2] also called Genovefa [3] and Genofeva; [4] c. 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the two patron saints of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast day is on 3 January.
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
In Switzerland, the name was among the top 100 names between 1998 and 2006. [26] In Italy, the name was among the top 200 names for girls between 1999 and 2021. [27] In Austria, the name was among the top 100 names between 1985 and 2004. [28] In the Czech Republic, the name was among the top 200 names between 1993 and 2011. [29]
Bradley's version is notable for popularising the Welsh spelling, which many subsequent writers have adopted. Guinevere is a supporting character in Gerald Morris ' The Squire's Tales . She starts the series as King Arthur's newly-wedded queen and ends it as Sister Arthur, peacefully living in a convent after Arthur's departure.