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Greetings,
Here's the information we found on "Genevieve du Monde," which you wanted to use as a 13th-century French name.
In case you didn't already have a period source for "Genevieve," we found it in a list of names from the Paris census of 1292.
"Du Monde" follows the general form of a very common class of medieval French surnames, but period examples either refer to a specific place (e.g. du Roche, de Bussey) or a description of some local geographical feature (e.g., du Lac, du Mont). The names all mean "from" someplace in particular, and distinguish one person from another in a literal and straightforward manner. "From the world" simply cannot serve that purpose, and we do not know of any examples of period names like it.
The name "du Mont," meaning "from the mountain," is a common French byname. If you like the sound of your name, you could use "du Mont." If you're more interested in the meaning of the name, we might be able to find a medieval name which would mean something you're looking for. Names meaning "Traveller" are SCA cliches; they're often used in the SCA but are extremely rare in the Middle Ages. You might want to use the name "L'Estrange," meaning "stranger," which is a documented French name. If none of this fits the bill, let us know exactly what kind of meaning you're looking for and we can do some more research.
Arval D'Espas Nord, Talan Gwynek, and Tangwystl verch Morgant Glasvryn contributed to this letter.
We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to work with you.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel