Genesis

Meaning of Genesis

Genesis, pronounced JEN-uh-sis, springs from the Koine Greek word génesis—“origin, birth, creation”—and first enters recorded history as the title of the inaugural book of the Septuagint, later the Vulgate, where it frames narratives of beginnings that still reverberate across the Judeo-Christian world; consequently, the name conveys both primordial freshness and theological gravitas. Tracing the migration of this term into the onomastic sphere, one observes its adoption by English speakers in the late-nineteenth century, its flowering within Latino communities as Génesis, and its steady ascent in the United States charts—from scarcely fifty newborns in the mid-1960s to more than 3,800 in 2024—mirroring a broader cultural turn toward virtue-laden, non-gender-exclusive nouns repurposed as feminine given names. Sociolinguistically, Genesis occupies a liminal space: at once scholarly, for its scriptural pedigree; modern, for its sleek phonotactics; and inclusive, for its resonance in Spanish-speaking households from Miami to Monterrey. Like the dawn sky in a Diego Rivera mural, it signals commencement while gesturing toward an unfolding narrative, making the name an emblem of possibility wrapped in classical etymology.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as JEN-uh-sis (/ˈdʒənəsɪs/)

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