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Meaning

The name Eugene has the following meaning:

A wellborn man.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Eugene is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 573 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Eugene fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 50 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 744 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Eugene in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Eugene is pronounced as yu-jeen

Origins

Eugene originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek baby names.

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Eugene: Eugen (Greek), Eugenio, Eugenios, Eugenius, Evgeney, Evgeni, Evgenie, Evgeny, Gene (English)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Eugene are: Gene

Style

We think the name Eugene should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Eugene to be: An interesting and wealthy person, somewhat conservative

In one word, you might describe Eugene as a(n) "interesting" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Eugene (or its variants) are:

Eugene O'Neill, born on 16 October, a famous playwriter. Eugene O'Neill's background: A Nobel-prize winning American playwright. O'Neill's plays were among the first to introduce into American drama to the techniques of realism, associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg.

Eugenia Kuznetsova, born on 18 December, a famous athlete. Eugenia Kuznetsova's background: Born in 1980. This Russian gymnast was born in St Petersburg. Her best events are the beam and bars, and she was Suropean champion on the beam in 1998. She moved to Bulgaria in 2001, the nation she has since represented at International events.

Eugenie de Montijo, born on 29 January, a famous royalty. Eugenie de Montijo's background: In 1856, the marriage took place in the Tuileries Palace in Paris between Napoleon III and Eugenie de Montijo, a Spanish noblewoman renowned for her beauty. She and her husband were forced to flee France in 1870. Settling in Britain, she became a friend of Queen Victoria's.
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