Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Creation."

Narrative: This name for the first book of the Jewish scriptures is a Latin vulgate form of a Greek term. In Hebrew the book is called Bereishit.

Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Creation."

Variant Forms: Jenasys

Popularity: The name Genesis ranked 183rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 3435th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This name for the first book of the Jewish and Christian scriptures is a Latin translation of a Greek term. In Hebrew the book is called Bereishit, meaning ''in the beginning,'' the first words of that ancient writing.