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 [ 2 syll. eu-ge-ne, eug-ene ] The boy name Eugene is pronounced as YuwJHIYN KEY. Eugene is an English name of Old Greek origin. Derived from the elements 'eugenes' meaning well born, noble ; 'eu' meaning good, well ; 'genos' meaning birth, descent. Eugenios (Old Greek) and Eugenius (Latin) are older forms of Eugene. The name in its various forms has been borne by several saints, notably the 5th-century bishop of Carthage, Eugenius, the 7th-century Archbishop of Toledo, Eugenius II, and four popes. The name had not been popular in Western Europe in the Middle Ages until it was promoted by the brilliant and upright Austrian field marshal Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), who defeated the French forces of Louis XIV. In literature, Eugene Marchbanks is a youthful poet in George Bernard Shaw's play Candida (1898). In Ireland, the name has been used as an Anglicization of Aodh and Eoghan. The name Eugenia (English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish) is the female form of Eugene. Eugene is a widely used name; it has 35 variants, which are mainly used in other languages. Variants of Eugene include Egen (Scandinavian), Eugen (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Eugenio (Italian and Spanish), Eugenios (German), Eugenius (German), Eugeniusz (Polish), Eugène (French), Eugênio (Portuguese), Evgeni (Russian and Slavic), Evgenios (German), Evgeny (Russian), Evgueni (Russian), Evguenni (Russian), Evzen (Czech), Geka (Russian), Gencho (Spanish), Genek (Polish), Genio (Polish), Genya (Russian), Jano (Hungarian and Czech), Jenci (Hungarian), Jeno (Hungarian), Jenö (Hungarian), Jensi (Hungarian), Jewgeni (Russian), Owain (Welsh), Uxío (Galician), Yevgeni (Russian), Yevgeniy (Russian), Yevgeny (Russian), Yevheniy (Ukrainian), Zenda (Czech), Zheka (Russian), and Zhenka (Russian). See also the related forms, Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Eoghan (Irish and Scottish), and Owen (English, Irish, and Welsh). Eugene is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1928, 0.850% of baby boys were given the name Eugene. Its ranking then was #20. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is today of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.016% and its ranking #691. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Eugene, Owen (English, Irish, and Welsh) was the most frequently used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Eugene's by 23 times. Eugene has predominantly been a boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1932, 131 times as many boys than girls were given the name Eugene. Baby names that sound like Eugene include Eugène (French), Eugen (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Jasen (English), Usama (Arabic), Yakim, Yaseen (Arabic), Yashon (English), Yasin (Arabic and Turkish), Yassin (Arabic), Yassine (Arabic), Joachim (English, French, German, and Polish), Usman (Turkish), Yochanan (Hebrew and Yiddish), Eugenio (Italian and Spanish), and Eugênio (Portuguese). Details of famous persons named Eugene: KEY: Pronunciation for Eugene: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
