First name origin & meaning: Italian: From Genoa, Italy First name variations: Geno, Genovis Last name origin & meaning: Southern Italian: habitational name for someone from Genoa in
Liguria (see Genova), from the adjectival form of the place
name. In medieval times the Genoese were regarded as clever
individuals, and it is possible that the surname is sometimes a
nickname with this sense.
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