Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 Geneva
/jeh · NEE · vah/
Meaning
“Juniper berry”
From the city name, ultimately linked to the Celtic tribe the Allobroges and possibly a root meaning juniper; used as a given name in English-speaking countries since the 19th century.
Nicknames
gen · evie
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Quietly vintage; feels like it could have a genuine revival in the 2030s.
The cultural moment.
Rare through most of the 20th century in the US; gentle uptick since 2015.