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Gennady
Say it: geh-NAH-dee
Meaning
From Greek gennadas 'noble, generous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Soviet-era Russia.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 65 babies given this name since 2015
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 82,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gennadiy
| Greek | Gennadios |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | Hennadiy |
Famous bearers
- Gennadios Scholarios, patriarch of Constantinople
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.