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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

genevieve

/ˈdʒɛnəˌviv/

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What does genevieve mean?

proper noun

  1. A female given name from French.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdʒɛnəˌviv/

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On the left is Genevieve of Brabant, accompanied by the roe, with fierce Golo hiding in the bushes, sword in hand.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
“As if ‘Genevieve’ weren’t good enough,” she said.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
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Another claimant, Monsieur Thioret de Sainte Genevieve, had been presented by his wife, a woman not yet thirty years old, with 17 children.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747