Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From French Geneviève, Latinized as Genoveva, the patron saint of Paris. The meaning is obscure, possibly Germanic geno "race" + wefa "woman". Celtic origin has also been suggested.

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Examples

  • In vain Genevieve tried to steel herself against him; but she fought herself, not him.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • Genevieve is looking into what is going on with vampire movie production, whether Orson Welles, or less salubrious.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Blue Tyson 2007

  • What does Tracy Chevalier seem to suggest about the very nature of art in Genevieve's interpretation and Nicolas's intent?

    The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier: Questions 2004

  • In vain Genevieve tried to steel herself against him; but she fought herself, not him.

    Chapter 2 1905

  • And when I pleaded with the other to read me the touching poem of "Genevieve" -- her low, subdued and exquisitely modulated utterance, so touching, so true to the plaintive and seductive sentiment, so harmonious even when broken, so thrilling even when most checked and hushed, was quite as little to be withstood.

    The Wigwam and the Cabin. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. Second Series 1845

  • All I know, Genevieve, is that you feel good in the ring when you've got the man where you want him, when he's had a punch up both sleeves waiting for you and you've never given him an opening to land 'em, when you've landed your own little punch an 'he's goin' groggy, an 'holdin' on, an 'the referee's dragging him off so's you can go in an' finish 'm, an' all the house is shouting an 'tearin' itself loose, an 'you know you're the best man, an' that you played m 'fair an' won out because you're the best man.

    Chapter 1 1905

  • All I know, Genevieve, is that you feel good in the ring when you've got the man where you want him, when he's had a punch up both sleeves waiting for you and you've never given him an opening to land 'em, when you've landed your own little punch an 'he's goin' groggy, an 'holdin' on, an 'the referee's dragging him off so's you can go in an' finish 'm, an' all the house is shouting an 'tearin' itself loose, an 'you know you're the best man, an' that you played

    Chapter 1 1905

  • But my decision to call Genevieve that day turned the direction of my life.

    Steven Denlinger: The Pain of Caring 2008

  • At the mention of the last name Genevieve's expressive face stretched to speak; then she closed her lips with self-controlled determination.

    The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors Mary Heaton Vorse 1920

  • "Good-by, chickabiddies, and good luck to you," called Genevieve, waving her hand in farewell to the children, as she spied her car in the distance.

    The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch 1894

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