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The Gen- part makes it namey but I dislike the sis sound at the end. I also think of it as a word, simply meaning the original generation of a thing - and I'm not religious so my brain goes, "genesis of what?" The Bible book doesn't seem like a "namey" meaning to me. So, not into it. But it's not terrible and I'd be reasonably comfy calling someone Genesis if it was their name.

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I have never seen it IRL and I'm under the impression it is mainly a Hispanic usage, maybe religious but mostly just popular. I think it'd be odd for someone to be named Genesis without any religious meaning being intended. I just don't understand what the meaning would be.

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I feel like it's in the same vein as Nevaeh (modern, quasi-religious but not traditional-seeming) only less English-languagey/more international, and as it's more abstract and Bible-y it seems to be less of a popular-style ("trashy") name. (While "trashy" has a unique meaning that shouldn't be offensive, that word might sound offensive and I don't mean to put people down who use such names).

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- mirfak

This message was edited 7/7/2016, 11:44 AM