Boy · Greek, through Latin
Ginés
Say it: hee-NES
Meaning
From Latin Genesius, related to Greek genesis 'origin, birth'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Traditional in Murcia and eastern Andalusia through devotion to Saint Genesius.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
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