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  1. Genevievenoun

    A female given name from French.

    But I like it when Stella calls me Genevieve, because though I'm Jenny to everyone else, always have been since I was born, I was christened Genevieve. My dad called me after a vintage car in a film, if you can credit it, and to most people it's a bit embarrassing, but the way Stella says it it's got a pretty sound.

  2. Etymology: Borrowed from French Geneviève (patron saint of Paris), from Latin Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunją ("kin, family") + *wībą ("woman, wife"), or of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *genos ("family, clan").

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  1. Genevieve

    Genevieve (French: Sainte Geneviève; Latin: Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; c. 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris (then known as Lutetia) after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life. In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. When the Germanic king Childeric I besieged the city in 464, Genevieve acted as an intermediary between the city and its besiegers, collecting food and convincing Childeric to release his prisoners.Her following and her status as patron saint of Paris were promoted by Clotilde, who may have commissioned the writing of her vita. This was most likely written in Tours, where Clotilde retired after her husband's death, as evidenced also by the importance of Martin of Tours as a saintly model.

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  1. Genevieve

    Saint Genevieve, in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa, is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition. Her feast is kept on 3 January. She was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life. In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. When Childeric I besieged the city in 464 and conquered it, she acted as an intermediary between the city and its conqueror, collecting food and convincing Childeric to release his prisoners. Her cult and her status as patron saint of Paris were promoted by Clotilde, who may have commissioned the writing of her vita. This was most likely written in Tours, where Clotilde retired to after her husband's death, as evidenced also by the importance of Martin of Tours as a saintly model.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Geneviève

    the patron saint of Paris, born at Nanterre; by her prayer the city, then called Lutetia (q. v.) was saved from the ravages of Attila (422-512) and his Huns.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of genevieve in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of genevieve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of genevieve in a Sentence

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