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♀ Gene (girl)
What does Gene mean?
Gene 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Gene) is of Greek and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Gene is "noble aristocrat; God is gracious". Diminutive of Eugenia or variant of Jean. Actress Gene Tierney. Also form of Jane.
STARTS WITH Gen-
Variations
VARIANT Genie
SEE ALSO Gina
RELATED FORMS VIA EUGENIA, JEAN Geena, Gena▼, Genia, Gina▼, Janie▼, Jeana▼, Jeane▼, Jeanee, Jeanie▼, Jeanne▼, Jeena, Jenna▼, Jennet, Jennie▼, Jyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gene Milan (G.M.), ..
How popular is Gene?
Gene is a very prominent first name for females (#1299 out of 4276, Top 30%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#39176 out of 150436, Top 26%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Gene reached its highest position of #449 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Jane (#291 VIA LATEST LIST), Jenna (#423), Janie (#1691), Gina (#1802), Eugenia, Geena, Gena, Genia, Genie, Jean, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanie, Jeanne and Jennie are the popular varying forms of Gene. Other forms, like Jeanee, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Gene was at its highest during the years 1920-1929 (MEDIAN #993) and is now much lower (#1762, DOWN 93.4%).
Similar Names
Gene▼ is pronounced similarly to Jaine, Jan▼, Jann, Janne, Jayne▼, Jen, Jenn, Jenne, Jin, Joane, Jone, June▼ and Zhane▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adene, Aine, Alene▼, Anne▼, Arene, Dane, Deane, Dene, Elene, Erene, Ferne▼, Gae, Gale▼, Gana, Gaye▼, Geina, Gem, Genae, Geneva▼, Geneve, Genna, Genni, Gennie, Genny, Genya, Gerde, Geri▼, Gerie, Gert, Gerte, Glen, Glenn, Glenne, Grete, Gunne, Gwen, Gwenn, Ilene▼, Ione▼, Irene▼, Keyne, Kine, Lane, Lene, Leone▼, Mone, Raene, Reene, Reine, Rene▼, Renne, Shene, Sine, Teone, Tine and Verne. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gene.
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