Genesis

Genesis is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Origin; the beginning.

What Genesis means

Origin; the beginning.

Genesis sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Genesis comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Genesis is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Genesis?

In the girl name rankings we track, Genesis falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Genesis

We group Genesis under Celebrity, scripture and Life — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.

Themes: Celebrity, Biblical, Life

Names like Genesis

These share Genesis's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Eve — Life; the living one.
• Shiloh — Peaceful one; a gift.
• Vivienne — Alive; full of life.
• Abel — Breath; life.
• Moses — Drawn from the water; deliverer.
• Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
• Zoe — Life.
• Damaris — Gentle; a calf.
• Halo — A ring of holy light.
• Lois — Most desirable; superior.
• Lydia — Noble woman of Lydia.
• Lyric — The words of a song.

More Greek names

• Galene — Calm seas.
• Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
• Galen — Calm; a healer.
• Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
• Evangeline — Bearer of good news.
• Halo — A ring of holy light.
• Evander — Good man; strong.
• Harmony — Perfect agreement and balance.
• Eugene — Well-born; noble.
• Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.