Eugene name - Meaning of Eugene
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- YOO-jeen, yoo-JEEN
- Eugene Meaning
- English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευγενιος (Eugenios) which was derived from the Greek word ευγενης (eugenes) meaning "well born". It is composed of the elements ευ "good, well" and γενης (genes) "born". This was the name of several saints and four popes. This name was not particularly common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. It became more popular in part due to the fame of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), a French-born general who served the Austrian Empire. A notable bearer was the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953). Eugene is a French as well as English name, whose origins are Old Greek. It comes from the Old Greek name "Eugenios". "Eugenios" is a combination of two elements, "eu", meaning "good", and "genos", meaning "birth". The name means "to be of noble descent".
Eugene Related Names
Diminutive: Gene
Other Languages: Eugenios, Eugenius (Ancient Greek), Owain, Yvain, Ywain (Arthurian Romance), Evgeni (Bulgarian), Eugen (Croatian), Eugen, Evžen (Czech), Eugène (French), Uxío (Galician), Eugen (German), Eugenio (Italian), Eugenijus (Lithuanian), Evgenij (Macedonian), Eugeniusz (Polish), Eugênio (Portuguese), Eugen (Romanian), Evgeni, Evgeniy, Evgeny, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, Yevgeny, Genya, Zhenya (Russian), Eugen (Slovak), Eugenio (Spanish), Yevheniy (Ukrainian), Owain, Owen (Welsh), Owain (Welsh Mythology)
Eugene Celebrities
Eugene O'Neill - author, Eugene Amano - football player, Eugene Boudin - artist, Eugene Glazer - actor, Eugene Johnson - football player, Eugene Lyons - author, Eugene Roberts - football player, Eugene Wilson - football player,
