Meaning: Its source is an Ancient Germanic expression meaning "Woman of the people."

Popularity: The name Genevive ranked 3970th 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 meaning is an educated guess by scholars, who trace the elements of this name to Celtic sources only with great difficulty. Another interpretation could be ''Mother of the race.''

This is the name of the patron saint of Paris, France, and its use in modern times can be seen as a tribute to that city.