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Genoveffa

English translation/equivalent: Genevieve

Origin: Derived from the Celtic Genovèva, in French Genevieve, and means "with white cheeks or face."

Name Day/Onomastico: January 3—in memory of the maiden St. Genevieve, who lived in the 5th century.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Ginevra

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