How do you pronounce Geneva?

Geneva is pronounced je-NEE-va.

What is the origin of Geneva?

Geneva is of French origin, from Swiss culture.

Gender-neutral name French origin

Geneva

je-NEE-va · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Swiss city; juniper

Language

French

Culture

Swiss

Religion

Secular

Style era

modern

Themes

places · cities

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—

2024 births130

Peak year1924

First appeared1880

Total US births88,940

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

GenEva

Alternate spellings

Geneve

In other languages

Genevra

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