Genevieve?

[lizzieoak]

Just curious ... in Britain, how do people tend to pronounce this? I grew up hearing Jen-a-veev, but think zhon-vee-ev is likely more correct?

Jen-a-veev

I'd say Je ne vee ève

With the emphasis on the last syllable, ève.

Gen a veev but with a soft G

Beautiful name. In Britain it would be pronounced Jen-uh-VEEVE

Not sure I can get my head round that one, Pipilang.

Just in case I'm ever in charge of naming kids @ an orphanage (dream job!!).

The national lottery ball machine is called Genevieve
It's prounounced Jen-a-veev

In France or Switzerland they'd say Jean-vee-ev, non? I like both ways, think it's so pretty & underused.

Jenna-veev or zhenna-veev in Britain as we omit the accent grave.
In France, it's zhun-vee-ev because of the accent. Beautiful name

Oops! Must revert to pre-Hallowe'en name!

Being Canadian I can usually figure out how to say these things, but being English Canadian have no idea about the mechanics (lots of Anglophones do, I'm just not good at those things).

Thanks for the confirmation! & it is a lovely name :)