Genevieve
f.
Gothic kuni, Proto-Germanic *kunja 'kin, family' + Proto-Germanic *wība 'woman, wife'.
The name of a 5th-6th C patron saint of Paris and of a heroine in medieval legend.
This name was most popular in France, but can also be found in England.
- England
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- Latin
- ◑ 1222 Geva (gen) StPaulDom p. 26,
Geve (gen) ibid. p. 25
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Genovefa (nom) irminon-vol2 9, Palatiolum;
1270 Genovefa (nom) NDParisII 2-XLI;
1273 Genovefa (nom) ibid. 2-XLIII
- Old French
- ● 1296 Genevieve paris1296 p. 10;
1313 Genevieve Paris1313 p. 24,
Jenevieve ibid. p. 44
- ◑ 1296 Genevote paris1296 p.54
- Middle French
- ● 1455 Genevieve HRAVP-3 p. 354;
1565 Geneviesve RegPCC-1 p. 155,
Genevièfe ibid. p. 193;
1568 Genevièfe ibid. p. 396;
1587 Geneviefve RTFProvins 257
- ◑ 1421 Genevote favier 908
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Genevieve". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Genevieve.