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 [ 1 syll. ge-ne, gen-e ] The boy name Gene is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is JHIYN KEY. Gene is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Gene is a short form of the name Eugene (English). Gene is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1937 with 0.290% of baby boys being given the name Gene. It ranked at #61 then. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is now of very light use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Gene, Eugene (English) was the most widely used. Gene has mostly been a boy name in the past century. In 1949, the name Gene was given to 25 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Gene include Jean (French), Gion (German), Gjon (Albanian), Gyan (Indian), Cem (Arabic and Turkish), Jaan (Estonian and Russian), Jan (English, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Belgian), Jann (English and German), Janne (Finnish and Scandinavian), Ján (Slavic), Jem (English), Jim (English and Dutch), Jin (Chinese), Joan (Catalan), Joergen (Scandinavian), John (English), Jon (English and Scandinavian), Jone (Welsh), Jonn (English), and Joona (Finnish). Details of famous persons named Gene: KEY: Pronunciation for Gene: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
