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Jennavieve
How to Pronounce Jennavieve
Pronounced JEN-uh-veev /ˈdʒɛn.ə.viːv/Medium
Meaning: Jennavieve is a phonetic respelling of Genevieve, a French name of Germanic or Celtic roots. It is usually read from elements meaning 'tribe' or 'kin' and 'woman' — 'tribe woman' — though a Celtic reading gives 'white wave'. Jennavieve opens the name with the familiar Jenna sound while keeping its ancient meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jennavieve respells Genevieve, borne by the fifth-century patron saint of Paris. Its roots are debated: most likely the Germanic elements for 'tribe' or 'kin' and 'woman', giving 'tribe woman', though some trace a Celtic 'white wave'. Jennavieve is a modern American styling built on the Jenna sound.
It appeared around 1992, and reached its faint high point later, around 2013, as Genevieve enjoyed a wider revival, before easing back. A Jennavieve today is likely young; the spelling is a contemporary variant of a venerable classic.
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What does the name Jennavieve mean?
Jennavieve is a respelling of Genevieve, usually read as 'tribe woman' from Germanic roots, with a Celtic 'white wave' reading also offered.
How do you pronounce Jennavieve?
It's said JEN-uh-veev /ˈdʒɛn.ə.viːv/ — three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Jennavieve a boy or girl name?
Jennavieve is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jennavieve?
Jennavieve has always been rare, a respelling of Genevieve that saw its faint high point in the early twenty-tens.