Given name

Génesis

“origin”

Génesis is a given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Génesis goes back to Latin genesis, meaning “origin.”

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Where it comes from

Génesis comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin genesis.

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Génesis’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Génesis has a conventional equivalent in the Latvian form Pirmā Mozus grāmata. In Spanish usage, Génesis has a conventional equivalent in Эхлэл.

Walk Génesis’s family in the name graph

GénesisGenesisЭхлэлPirmā Mozus grāmata

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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