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An English approximation of the French pronunciation is "zhahn-vee-EV"

My name is Genevieve. I love that my name is so different. There were no other Genevieves in any of my schools while growing up and I've only met one other person with the same name, its always made me feel very special.

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Genevieve is one of those names that sounds like it would come across as pretentious, but I lived down the street from a little Genevieve for a year, and it sounded natural and fit her comfortably. If love this name but you're worried that it's too much - don't worry! It's gorgeous but not unmanageable.

This is my grandmothers name. I've always loved it. plus she had eight kids and none of them named their girls after her. So when i have my first daughter i plan to name her Genevieve Edith after my grandma with both names never knowing her middle name was Edith. and it's very pretty and very strong.

My name is Genevieve and I wish it wasn't. But if I was a boy the name my parents had picked out for me was worse. Rutherford William. (R.W. for short) It took my for ever to learn how to spell it. I have always gone by Genny. And when people hear that they automatically think it is spelled with a "J" and that my name is Jennifer. It has gotten to the point where if you don't call me by the right name I won't answer. Another problem I have always had is that when people try to say Genevieve its like there brains have left there heads. The one I get constantly is Guenevere. There are no "R"s in Genevieve. Even going by Genny people have problems. I have only met 2 other Genevieve's. One was an older woman and the other was around my age (25) and hers was Jenevieve. Its a name that not very common but it comes with a lot of problems. At least for me it did.

Nicknames for Genevieve: | Edit

Genny, Genna, Eve, Evie, Gene, Ginny, Gemma, Gem, Geneva, Gina, Viv, Vivi, Gigi, Nevi, Gen, Gennie, Vivvie, Genie, Ginger, "Ghenny"

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Famous real-life people named Genevieve: | Edit

St. Genevieve is the patron saint of Paris, France.
Genevieve Bujold, Canadian actress
Genevieve Gorder, interior decorator on TLC's Trading Spaces

Genevieve in song, story & screen: | Edit

Genevieve is the romantic female character in the KINKS song " Sweet Lady Genevieve " revolving around the lost but still desired love,sung by a Vagabond. It´s very beatiful, and so is the name to my opinion.
Genevieve is the little yellow dog in the "Madeline" children's book series. Sugarland has a beautiful haunting song called "Genevieve".
Genevieve is a character in a book called "Little Blog On The Praire" for pre-teens and teens.