Genoveffa

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Genovefa, Latinization of French Geneviève.

• Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) and *wībą (“woman, wife”).
• Perhaps of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *Genogʷībā, from *genos (“family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.noˈvɛf.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɛffa
• Hyphenation: Ge‧no‧vèf‧fa

Proper noun

Genoveffa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve