Gene - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Gene \ge-ne\ is pronounced jeen. It is of English origin. Short form of Eugene (Greek) "well-born". Used as an independent name since the late 19th century. Geno is an Italian short form. Actors Gene Kelly, Gene Wilder, Gene Hackman; jazz musician Gene Krupa.

Gene has 3 variant forms: Genio, Geno and Jeno.

Baby names that sound like Gene are Keane, Gayne, Gaine, Gino, Gunn, Gun, June, Kane, Keyne, Keene, Ken and Kenn.

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