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Geneva - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Geneva \ge-ne-va\ is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "juniper tree". May refer to the Swiss city or refer to the juniper tree, whose old Dutch name was "genever", hence "gin", which is flavored with juniper berries.
Geneva has 18 variant forms: Gena, Genever, Genevia, Genevra, Genevre, Genovefa, Genoveffa, Genoveva, Ginebra, Ginevra, Ginevre, Janeva, Janevra, Jenovefa, Jineeva, Jineva, Joneva and Jonevah.
For more information, see also the related name Genevieve.
Baby names that sound like Geneva are Geneve and Jeneva.
Geneva is a very common first name for women (#303 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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