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Evgeny - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Evgeny

[ syll. ev-ge-ny, evg-eny ] The boy name Evgeny is pronounced EHVGEHNiy †. Evgeny is of Old Greek origin and it is predominantly used in the Russian language. Evgeny is a variant form of Eugene (English).

Evgeny is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Evgeny, Eugene was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Evgeny include Evgeni (Russian and Slavic), Evgueni (Russian), and Evzen (Czech).



† approx English pronunciation for Evgeny: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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