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Genevieve

[ jen-uh-veev ]

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
  2. a female given name.


Geneviève

/ ˈdʒɛnɪˌviːv; ʒənvjɛv /

noun

  1. Geneviève, Saint?422?512FFrenchRELIGION: nunRELIGION: saint Saint. ?422–?512 ad , French nun; patron saint of Paris. Feast day: Jan 3


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In December 1983, Obama began dating a young woman named Genevieve Cook.

He left her in 1816, going with his two children to live on rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve.

"I—I don't want you to," wailed Genevieve, dabbing her eyes with her handkerchief.

Genevieve gave her a reproachful glance, but in a moment she suggested that perhaps they had better go.

You're leaving Boston when you cross those bridges, Genevieve Hartley, and you know it.

"I think Genevieve is going to be a suffragette," observed Tilly, cheerfully, as they trooped into the hotel together.

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