Eugene - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Eugene \e(u)-ge-

is pronounced yoo-JEEN. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "well-born, noble". From the Greek Eugenios. Saint Eugenius (seventh century), bishop of Toledo, Spain, was also a musician and poet. Senator Eugene McCarthy; playwrights %2 O'Neill, Eugčne Ionesco; artist Eugéne Delacroix.

Eugene has 15 variant forms: Efigenio, Efigenios, Efigenius, Ephigenio, Ephigenios, Ifigenio, Ifigenios, Iphigenios, Iphigenius, Eugen, Eugenio, Eugenios, Eugenius, Evgeny and Gene.

For more information, see also related names Aodh, Eoghan, Euan, Gino, Owen and Yevgeny.

Baby names that sound like Eugene are Eagen, Egan, Egon, Egann and Eagan.

Eugene is a very common first name for men (#80 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#6970 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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