Genise

Genise Meaning & Origin

About Genise
The surname Genise is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name "Gennaro," which itself is a variant of the name "Januarius." "Januarius" is derived from the Latin word "janua," meaning "door," and was often given to children born in January. Therefore, the surname Genise likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Gennaro or Januarius.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Genise is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Genise: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Genise based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Genise is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 N AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/genise*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNS', 'KNS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Genise in Braille

Here's how to represent Genise in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Genise in braille

How to sign the name Genise using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Genise using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Genise in sign language

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