Entry № 3600 · Spanish origin

Genoveva Genoveva — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ heh-noh-VEH-vah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
"Spanish Genevieve"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Medieval (Spanish)

A name that means "spanish genevieve".

Genoveva is the Spanish form of Genevieve — from the Old German geno (tribe) and wefa (woman), "tribal woman." Saint Genevieve (c. 419-512) was the patron saint of Paris, who is credited with saving the city from Attila's Huns through prayer.

Used widely in Spanish-speaking countries.

Spanish Genevieve. Saint patron of Paris.

The name in its native script.

Genoveva
Transliteration
Genoveva
Pronunciation
/ ˌɡɛ.noʊˈvɛ.və /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Genoveva stands.

Genoveva does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Genovevas before her.

Real people
Saint Genevieve
Patron saint of Paris.
c. 419 – 512
In fiction
Genoveva
Common in Spanish historical fiction.

Names connected to Genoveva.

The number behind Genoveva.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Genoveva reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.