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genevieve
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, from French Geneviève, from Late Latin Genovefa, probably of Celtic origin.
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Saint Genevieve (; ; from Germanic keno "kin" and wefa "wife") ( Nanterre, 419/422 AD – Paris 502/512 AD), is the patron saint of Paris in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. Her feast day is kept on January the 3rd.
She was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life. In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. When Childeric I besieged the city in 464 and conquered it, she acted as an intermediary between the city and its conqueror, collecting food and convincing Childeric to release his prisoners.
Her following and her status as patron saint of Paris were promoted by Clotilde, who may have commissioned the writing of her vita. This was most likely written in Tours, where Clotilde retired after her husband's death, as evidenced also by the importance of Martin of Tours as a saintly model.
Genevieve is a 1953 British comedy film produced and directed by Henry Cornelius and written by William Rose. It stars John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall as two couples comedically involved in a veteran automobile rally. The main theme of the musical score was composed and performed by Larry Adler. Composer Graham Whettam was commissioned to write the orchestral score incorporating Larry Adler's tune. Dance numbers were added by Eric Rogers.
The comedic tone of Genevieve was established by the following disclaimer at the end of the opening credits: This was meant to underscore the fact that the actual event portrayed in the film was, as stated in its Official Entry Regulations, "NOT A RACE."
Genevieve may refer to:
- Genevieve, a saint in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, patron saint of Paris, France
- Genevieve (musician), an American indie pop singer
- Genevieve (actress), a French-born American comedian, singer, and actress
- Genevieve Nnaji, a Nigerian actress
- Genevieve of Brabant, a heroine of medieval legend
- Genevieve (given name), a given name for females
- Genevieve Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Genevieve (film), a 1953 British film
- Genevieve (album), a 2004 album by Velvet Cacoon
- Genevieve, a main character in the movie Rush Hour 3
-
, a United States Navy ferry in commission from 1918 to 1919
- Genoveva, an opera by Schumann
Genevieve is a female given name of Germanic or Celtic origin. It may be from the Germanic name Genowefa ( latinized as Genoveva) meaning Woman of the race.
Genevieve is the second album released by the black metal band Velvet Cacoon.
Genevieve Schatz, better known simply as Genevieve, is an American indie pop singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. The former frontwoman of Chicago indie rock band, Company of Thieves, Genevieve embarked on her solo career in early 2014. Her first solo track, "Show Your Colors" premiered on Vice Noisey in December 2014. Her debut EP, Show Your Colors was released on March 10th 2015 via Wind-up Records.
Ginette Marguerite Auger (17 April 1920 14 March 2004) was a French-born American comedian, actress, and singer, best remembered for her regular appearances on Tonight Starring Jack Paar and The Jack Paar Show in the 1950s/60s.
Born and raised in Paris, France, Genevieve was discovered by an American talent agent in 1954, and brought to New York as a cabaret and supper club singer. She got her break in 1957, where her mangled use of the English language pivoted her into a more comic persona. She married writer, director, and producer Ted Mills in 1960; and following the end of Paar's program in 1965, her career receded.
Her final credited appearances were in the TV miniseries Scruples, released in 1980. She died at age 83 in 2004, in Los Angeles, California from complications following a stroke.
Usage examples of "genevieve".
She was wearing zip-up furry bootees, three cardigans, an overcoat, a new woolly scarf Genevieve had bought her, and her best hat.
The eldest daughter was called Genevieve, or Javotte, a very common name among the girls of Cesena.
Robert, who now managed the mill under her control, and her three daughters, Genevieve, Aline, and Natalie, followed by quite a train of children, ten belonging to the daughters and four to Robert.
Mantell as King Lear, another of Genevieve Hamper in The Taming of the Shrew, a telegram of congratulation from Margaret Anglin to the club on its tenth birthday, a printed postcard from Bernard Shaw refusing permission to perform Candida without payment of royalty, and several sets of photographs of past productions.
We rejoined Cinderella and made our way rapidly in the direction of the Villa Genevieve.
There was plenty of activity for it was used as a fighter station in the defense of London, but nothing seemed to be landing or taking off as Genevieve peered out of the window of the rather cheerless Nissen hut they'd been taken to on arrival.
Genevieve herself made occasional clearly annunciated excuses for his bad temper: his gout was acting up, his bed was not comfortable, he was worried about his favorite horse.
Cautious by nature with her expectations, until this moment in the chairlift she had not allowed herself the intense pleasure of believing that she would ever again hold her beloved Genevieve in her arms.
As this was in accord with covenantal behavior, Genevieve was not surprised.
Genevieve diverted the march of Attila from the neighborhood of Paris.
Genevieve whispered to Glorieta, during afternoon recreation, walking through the gardens on their way to the badminton court, their skirts swishing around their ankles, the long sleeves of their high-necked blouses daringly turned up to expose delicate wrists.
Sainte Genevieve came and went, Cape Girardeau and Crosno went by, they put in for a bit at Hickman and longer at New Madrid.
Genevieve edged to the front door, opened it, called down again to the delivery man in the area below, and then began the complicated process of persuading Mrs Henshaw out of her house.
Aufors would have accepted a sentence of death in order to let Genevieve escape from this man, and this bargain was far less than that.
Every evening Genevieve submitted patiently as her hair was braided by the lady's maid traineewho took twice the time Genevieve would have taken to do it herself.