Genevieve
noun
Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
Genevieve
American
[jen-uh-veev]
/ ˈdʒɛn əˌviv /
French
Geneviève
noun
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Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
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a female given name.
Geneviève
British
/ ˈdʒɛnɪˌviːv, ʒənvjɛv /
noun
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Jurvetson and his wife, Genevieve Jurvetson, have been some of the most high-profile supporters of psychedelic medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Mark Carney has the means to achieve his ambitions because the country is behind him," says Genevieve Tellier, a professor of political science at the University of Ottawa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 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
Genevieve worried about the reducing and tried to stop him, but he appears to have found ways to do it anyway.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
They did so together the following day and several more times before Geneviève returned to her home in southern France.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 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
She brings to the castle needed woman’s perspective and companionship for Geneviève, mother to the clueless Golaud and Pelléas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The dancing-club was a bal musette in the Rue de la Montagne Sainte Geneviève.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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