Genevieve
A Celtic name meaning "woman of the family," known in Poland mostly through its Polish form Genowefa. Fewer than fifty women here carry it: most Poles have never met one.
Genevieve Pronunciation
What Genevieve means
Where Genevieve comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Genevieve grew up in France, though its roots reach back to Celtic ground. The short meaning handed down is "woman of the family," or of the tribe, and the Celtic elements behind the name point that way. This is an origin, not a wish about character.
Saint Geneviève gave the name its lasting home. She is the patron of Paris, and her feast falls on 3 January, still fixed in the French calendar. The medieval account tells of a young woman who steadied a frightened city. That is one reason the name held so long.
Polish took the name in and reshaped its sound. A school register might list a Genowefa, the fuller variant, while at her imieniny the same girl answers to Gienia, the diminutive. The French saint and the Polish form belong to one line. Genowefa, Gienia, a woman of the family.
How many people are named Genevieve
1 in 490083 women in Poland is named Genevieve. 46 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5614 among female names.
Genevieve's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Genevieve as a middle name
Genevieve is a first name for 46 women in Poland and a middle name for another 55, a 46/54 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 921st, between Bibiana (55) and Hoa (55).
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#919 Mariel56
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#920 Bibiana55
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#921 Genevieve55
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#922 Hoa55
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#923 Jeanette55