Saint Genevieve the patroness of Paris was a fifth-century virgin who defended Paris against the invadsions of Attila.

Genevieve meaning of name. Its origin is French variant of the Gaulish name Genovefa. What is the meaning of the name Genevieve. Geneviève is the French version of the Latin name Genovefa used during the fifth century.

Its stated that numbers hold the key to our inner most personality. It could be of similar roots as Jennifer or it could be a two-element name combining the Celtic geno meaning race people tribe with the Germanic wefa woman wife and thus taken to mean lady of the people or tribal woman. A woman of the people.

Alternatively it could be of Gaulish origin from the related Celtic element genos kin family combined with a second element of unknown meaning. The name means the white fay white phantom white spirit. It may be from the Germanic name Genowefa latinized as Genoveva meaning woman of the race.

From the medieval name Genovefa which is of uncertain origin. In Arthurian legend Gwenhwÿfar was the wife of King Arthur. From Celtic roots its meaning is lady of the people tribal woman - in this context Genevieve can be used in the English and French languages.

Derived from the Gaulish Genovefa a name with Celtic roots but the meaning of which is uncertain. The name Jennifer has been in use since the 18th century. Genevieve as a girls name is pronounced JEN-a-veev.

An earlier version of the name Genovefa is said to come from the Germanic elements keno meaning kin and wefa meaning wife. The meaning of Genevieve is Tribe woman. The name Genevieve is primarily a female name of French origin that means Woman Of The Family.