Given name
Genever
“of the juniper tree”
Genever is a variant of Geneva. One French interpretation is “of the juniper tree.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Genever is a variant of Geneva. One French interpretation is “of the juniper tree.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Genever is a variant of Geneva. A possible origin is French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Genever through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 240
- 0 boys · 240 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1944. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1924.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Genever’s family of names
Genever has a related form in Geneva.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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