Genie

Genie is an English diminutive of Eugenia or Jean, ultimately tracing back through Latin and Greek to the root eu meaning good and genos meaning birth or race, conveying the sense of noble or well-born. The name gained particular popular recognition through the 1960s American television series I Dream of Jeannie, whose central character bore the name as a playful nod to the supernatural djinn of Arabic folklore. Related forms include Eugenia, Jean, Jeannie, and Gena.