Eugene

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/

Etymology

Borrowed from French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), from εὖ (eû, “good, well”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born a certain way”). Parallel to eugenics. Doublet of Yevgeny, Eugenius, and Owen.

Synonyms

Prince Eugene of Savoy

Eugenia

Translations

Eugène

Eugen

Eugenio

Eugeniusz

Eugenio

Eugênio

Eugeni

Eugenius

Ευγένιος

Eugèni

Eugénio

Marcin Baszczyński

Eugene

Eugene

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