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• Genevieve
  Genevieve

  noun

  Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
• Geneviève
  Geneviève

  noun

  Saint. ?422–?512 _ad , French nun; patron saint of Paris. Feast day: Jan 3

Genevieve

American  

[jen-uh-veev] / ˈdʒɛn əˌviv /

French Geneviève

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.

2. a female given name.

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Geneviève British  

/ ˈdʒɛnɪˌviːv, ʒənvjɛv /

noun

1. Saint. ?422–?512 _ad , French nun; patron saint of Paris. Feast day: Jan 3

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Fourteen-year-old Genevieve learns she can change her clothes to pass as a much more glamorous 17-year-old, while 11-year-old Fenella prefers covering herself in gray fur so she resembles a cat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tropical swells generated by Hurricanes Elida, Fausto and Genevieve off Mexico have been slamming the shore for two weeks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

In light of ongoing challenges, Genevieve Giuliano, a professor in USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, said that other solutions could emerge to help reduce traffic on the road and demand on public transit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Genevieve McDonald, a former political director for Platner’s campaign who resigned after his Reddit posts became public, said the campaign failed to conduct an adequate vetting operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

“If you try to throw me out of the League, I will dial up Genevieve von Hapsburg in New York City myself,” I hiss, because I happen to know Genevieve’s Hilly’s hero.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Geneviève de Galard became a celebrated figure exactly 70 years ago when she was the only woman nurse tending French casualties inside the doomed redoubt of Dien Bien Phu in northern Vietnam.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

Even the name, Genevieve, is a sly reference to Geneviève Bujold, who played the role of the actor-patient in the Cronenberg film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

This article was written in collaboration with Geneviève Masson, a sports nutritionist who advises high performance athletes at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and teaches at Langara College in Vancouver.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2023

“People with disabilities often lack confidence in themselves and think of themselves as excluded from all these events,” said the minister, Geneviève Darrieussecq.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

Geneviève is taken from bed, and shows up in her nightgown.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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