Eugene (given name)
Eugene is a common masculine given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (eu), "well" and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin". Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie.
Prince Eugene of Savoy | |
| Pronunciation | /juːˈdʒiːn/ yoo-JEEN |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "noble", "well-born" |
| Region of origin | Greece, Southern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Gene |
| Related names | Owen, Kevin, Eugenie, Eugenio,Eugênio,Eugine |
Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language variants include:
| Albanian | Eugjen, Eugjeni |
| Arpitan | Eugêne, Genio |
| Asturian | Oxenu |
| Basque | Euken(i) |
| Belarusian | Jaŭhien (Яўген), Jaŭhienij (Яўгеній), Yauhen (Яўген) |
| Breton | Ujan |
| Bulgarian | Евгени (Evgeni) |
| Catalan | Eugeni |
| Croatian | Eugen |
| Czech | Evžen, Eugen |
| Dutch | Eugeen |
| Esperanto | Eŭgeno |
| Estonian | Jevgeni |
| French | Eugène, Yvain |
| Galician | Uxío |
| German | Eugen, Eugine |
| Greek | Ευγένιος (Eugénios) |
| Hungarian | Jenő, Eugén |
| Irish | Eoghan/Eóghan |
| Italian | Eugenio |
| Japanese | ユージーン (romanized as Yūjīn) |
| Korean | 유진 (romanized as Yujin or Yoojin) |
| Latin | Eugenius |
| Latvian | Eugenijs/Eižens, Jevgēņijs/Jevgeņijs/Jevgenijs |
| Lithuanian | Eugenijus |
| Macedonian | Евгениј (Evgenij) |
| Occitan | Eugèni |
| Piedmontese | Genio |
| Polish | Eugeniusz (Gienek) |
| Portuguese | Eugênio (Brazil), Eugénio (Portugal) |
| Romanian | Eugen, Eugeniu |
| Russian | Евгений (transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeniy, Evgeny, Evgenii, Evgueni, Eugeny, Eugeniy, Ievgeny, Jevgeni, Jevgeny, Yevgeny, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, in German often as Jewgenij or Jewgeni) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Eoghann, Ewan, Euan |
| Serbian | Еуген (Eugen), Евгеније (Evgenije) |
| Sicilian | Eugeniu |
| Slovak | Eugen |
| Slovenian | Evgen |
| Spanish | Eugenio |
| Swedish | Eugen |
| Syriac | ܐܘܓܝܢ (Augin) |
| Ukrainian | Євген (national translit. Yevhen, also occur Ievhen, Yevgen, Ievgen), Євгеній (Yevhenii, also occur Yevgenii, Ievhenii, Ievgenii, Yevheniy, Yevgeniy, Ievheniy), Евген (Evhen), Ївген (Yivhen) |
| Welsh | Owain, Owen, Ouein, Oen, Ewein, Ywein/Ywain, Yuein, |
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