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    Geneva

    jeh-NEE-vah

    French/Celtic
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Juniper tree; White wave; Race of women
    Origin
    French/Celtic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Geneva does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Juniper tree; White wave; Race of women", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Geneva.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1920s (0.19% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Geneva is the juniper of rest — the weary sleeping, the angel touching, the place where exhausted servants receive divine provision and a gentle word.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Kings 19:4-5

      "But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die... And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him."

    • Psalm 55:6

      "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest."

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