Knee; also the Italian name for the city Genoa.
Genova is the Italian form of the city name Genoa, a major Mediterranean port. Etymologically, it likely stems from the Latin word 'genu', meaning knee, referring to the angle of the coastline, or from the Proto-Indo-European root for mouth or jaw.
Less common today
Genova isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,027 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Chinese video game designer and co-founder of Thatgamecompany
A character in the video game series Final Fantasy VII (often spelled Jenova) · Final Fantasy VII
