Lake Geneva °C in 53 years), while the average temperature of surface water (5 meters deep) increased from 10.9 °C in 1970 to 12.9 °C in 2016 (+ 2 °C in 46 years). Lake Geneva (and particularly the lakeside parts of the city of Geneva) can be affected by the cold Bise, a north easterly wind. This can lead to severe icing in winter. The strength of the Bise wind can be determined by the difference in air pressure (in hectopascal [hPa]) between Geneva and Güttingen in canton of Thurgau. Bise arises as soon as the air pressure in Güttingen is higher
Juniper (given name) The French name was shortened to "geneva", sounding the same as the place name, and further abbreviated to 'gin'. In some French dialects, the plant is known as "geneviève". This is also a French given name, notably that of Sainte Genevieve, patron saint of Paris. However, this name was derived from Latin "Genovefa" for Germanic "Kenowefa" (like English "kin" and "wife") and originally had no link with "genièvre" (French for "juniper"), which is not a female first name. Another name which was originally unrelated is the British name Guinevere ("Guenièvre" in French), a variant Old French spelling of "Gwenhwyfar", which