Eugene Meaning

What does Eugene mean?

The name Eugene is of Greek origin.

The meaning of Eugene is "well born, of noble birth".

Eugene is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Eu-gene.

The Given Name Eugene

Eugene is the anglicized form of the Latin Eugenius which is a form of the Greek name Eugenios. It derives from the word eugenes meaning "well born" from the elements eu meaning "good" and genes meaning "born".

Eugene falls into the classic name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Eugene Bossilkov, and Eugene Delacroix.

Eugene Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 862 in baby name popularity for boys with 252 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 818 in baby name popularity for boys with 274 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

View the Eugene Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Eugene has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Eugene to other names.

Eugene Related Names

Variants of the name Eugene include Eugenes.

The names Eugen, Eugeneia, Eugenia, Eugenio, Eugenios, Eugenius, Euginia, Euginio, Evgeniy, Evgeniya, Evgeny, Evzen, Ewane, Jeno, Yevgeniy, Yevheniy are all forms of Eugene.

Eugene has the diminutive (nickname) Gene.

Famous Eugenes

Eugene ~ Saint
Eugene Bossilkov ~ Saint
Eugene Delacroix ~ Artist
Eugene Fama ~ Nobel Prize for Economics 2013
Eugene Galekovic ~ Soccer Player
Eugene I ~ Pope (655-657), Saint
Eugene II ~ Pope (824-827)
Eugene III ~ Saint, Pope (1145-1153)
Eugene IV ~ Pope (1431-1447)
Eugene Levy ~ Actor
Eugene O'Neill ~ Nobel Prize for Literature 1936
Eugene of Mazenod ~ Saint
Eugene Schueller ~ Business Mogul
Eugene Wigner ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1963

Eugene Numerology

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Eugene Name Fun

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Be creative with the name Eugene.

Just for fun, see the name Eugene in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

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