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What does Geneva mean?
Geneva ▼ as a girls' name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Geneva is "juniper tree". Name of the Swiss city; a form of Genevra, Italian variant of Genevieve; or a Germanic form of Juniper. The name may also refer to the juniper tree, whose old Dutch name was genever, hence gin, which is flavored with juniper berries. Also possibly a variant of Jennifer.
STARTS WITH Gen-
Variations
VARIANTS Gena▼, Genever, Genevia, Genevra, Genevre, Genovefa, Genoveffa, Genoveva, Ginebra, Ginevra, Ginevre, Janeva, Janevra, Jenovefa, Jineeva, Jineva, Joneva, Jonevah
SEE ALSO Eva
OTHER FORMS VIA GENEVIEVE, GENEVRA, JENNIFER Geneve, Genevie, Genivee, Genivra, Genna, Genni, Gennie, Genny, Genovera, Gina▼, Jena▼, Jenna▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Geneva Ramsey (G.R.), ..
How popular is Geneva?
Geneva is a very prominent first name for women (#303 out of 4276, Top 7%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#72905 out of 150436, Top 48%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Geneva reached its top position of #113 in the U.S. during the years 1920-1929, and is presently at #1421. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Eva (#75 IN 2018), Gena, Genevia, Genevie, Genevieve (#172), Genevra, Genna, Gennie, Genoveva, Gina (#1802), Jena, Jenna (#423), Jennifer (#345) and Juniper (#281) are the popular varying forms of Geneva (#1421). Other forms, like Genovera, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Geneva was more pronounced among parents 4 decades ago (USAGE OF 3%) and is now much diminished (USAGE 0.5%, ▼84%), with versions like Jena becoming less trendy. Eva is more ubiquitous than the rest, although Juniper appears to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Geneva▼ is pronounced similarly to Jeneva and Jenneva. Other recommended sound-alike names are Akeeva, Bellva, Belva▼, Eeva, Gaiea, Galea, Galena, Gana, Geela, Geelah, Geelan, Geena, Geenia, Geenya, Geerda (see Gerda), Geeta, Geila, Geleexa, Gelila, Gelya, Genae, Genara, Genaya, Gene▼, Geneesta, Genesia, Genesis▲, Genessa, Genette, Genia, Genie, Genisa, Genisia, Genista, Geniver, Genya, Geonna, Gerda, Gerica, Gerika, Gerta, Gevira, Ginella, Ginetta, Ginia, Ginna, Gisela, Gizela, Glenda▼, Gleneen, Glenene, Godiva, Greeta, Guenever (see Guinevere), Guenna, Gwenita, Gwenna, Gwenora, Jieva, Keeva, Leneta, Melva▼, Neiva, Neneca, Neva▼, Reeva, Seneca, Seneka, Sheva, Treva▼, Veeva, Venesa and Zeeva. These names tend to be less frequently used than Geneva.
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