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The boy's name Eugene \e(u)-ge-ne\ is pronounced yoo-JEEN. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "wellborn, aristocrat". From the Greek Eugenios. Saint Eugenius (seventh century), bishop of Toledo, Spain, was also a musician and poet. Senator Eugene McCarthy; playwrights Eugène O'Neill, Eugéne Ionesco; artist Eugène 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, Gino, Owen and Yevgeny.

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

Eugene is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Eugene. Click here to compare Eugene with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Eugene

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Eugene - Meaning of the name Eugene
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