How to Say "Genevieve" in Japanese

ジュヌヴィエーヴ

Junuviēvu

The English name Genevieve is translated into Japanese as ジュヌヴィエーヴ (Junuviēvu).

ジュヌヴィエーヴ is the phonetic transcription used for the female given name Genevieve.

Meaning: female given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Junuviēvu

While ジュヌヴィエーヴ is the standard phonetic spelling, a Japanese person might choose 'ateji' characters to write Genevieve, assigning kanji based on meanings like 'gentle' or 'flower'.
The transcription ジュヌヴィエーヴ relies on a fixed set of sounds that approximate the French origin, rather than the English pronunciation.
In Japanese Katakana, the character 'ヴ' (vu) is a relatively modern invention used specifically to represent foreign 'v' sounds, whereas 'b' was historically used instead.

私の友達の名前はジュヌヴィエーヴです。
Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Junuvie-vu desu.
My friend's name is Genevieve.
ジュヌヴィエーヴと呼んでもいいですか？
Junuvie-vu to yonde mo ii desu ka?
May I call you Genevieve?

Yota and Misaki are talking about a new colleague.

陽太 Yota

新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？
Atarashii dōryō no namae wa nan desu ka?
What is the new colleague's name?
美咲 Misaki

ジュヌヴィエーヴさんですよ。
Junuvievu-san desu yo.
It is Genevieve.
陽太 Yota

ジュヌヴィエーヴというのは、フランスの名前ですね。
Junuvievu to iu no wa, Furansu no namae desu ne.
Genevieve is a French name, isn't it?
美咲 Misaki

はい、とても素敵な名前だと思います。
Hai, totemo suteki na namae da to omoimasu.
Yes, I think it is a very lovely name.

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