Geneva - name meaning and origin

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 popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Geneva. Compare Geneva with related baby names.