Eugene (given name)
Eugene is a common masculine given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born",[1] from εὖ (eu), "well"[2] and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin".[3] Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie.
| Pronunciation | /juːˈdʒiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "noble", "well-born" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Gene |
| Related names | Owen, Kevin |
Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language variants include:
| Albanian | Eugjen, Eugjeni |
| Arpitan | Eugêne, Genio |
| Asturian | Euxeniu |
| Asian | Eugine |
| Basque | Euken(i) |
| Belarusian | Jaŭhien (Яўген), Jaŭhienij (Яўгеній), Yauhen (Яўген) |
| Breton | Ujan |
| Bulgarian | Евгени (Evgeni) |
| Catalan | Eugeni |
| Chinese | 叶甫盖尼 (Mandarin – Yè Fǔ Gài Ní, from Slavic Languages), 尤金 (Mandarin – Yóu Jīn, from Latin languages+English), 欧根 (Mandarin – Ōu Gēn, from Germanic languages minus English) |
| Croatian | Eugen |
| Czech | Evžen |
| Dutch | Eugeen |
| Esperanto | Eŭgeno |
| Estonian | Eugen |
| French | Eugène, Yvain |
| Galician | Uxío |
| German | Eugen , Eugine |
| Greek | Ευγένιος (Eugénios) |
| Hungarian | Jenő, Eugén |
| Irish | Eoghan/Eóghan,[4][5] (Eóġan pre 1948) |
| Italian | Eugenio |
| Japanese | ユージーン、ユージィン |
| Korean | 유진 (Yujin, Yoojin) |
| Latin | Eugenius |
| Latvian | Eugenijs/Eižens, Jevgēņijs/Jevgeņijs/Jevgenijs |
| Lithuanian | Eugenijus |
| Macedonian | Евгениј (Evgenij, Yevgenij) |
| Occitan | Eugèni |
| Piedmontese | Genio |
| Polish | Eugeniusz (Gienek) |
| Portuguese | Eugênio (Brazil), Eugénio (Portugal) |
| Romanian | Eugen, Eugeniu |
| Russian | Евгений (transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeniy, Evgeny, Evgenii, Evgueni, Eugeny, Eugeniy, Ievgeny, Jevgeni, Jevgeny, Yevgeny, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, in German often as Jewgenij or Jewgeni) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Eoghann,[5] Ewan, Euan |
| Serbian | Еуген (Eugen), Евгеније (Evgenije) |
| Sicilian | Eugeniu |
| Slovak | Eugen |
| Slovenian | Evgen |
| Spanish | Eugenio |
| Swedish | Eugen |
| Syriac | ܐܘܓܝܢ (Augin) |
| Ukrainian | Євген (national translit. Yevhen, also occur Ievhen, Yevgen, Ievgen), Євгеній (Yevhenii, also occur Yevgenii, Ievhenii, Ievgenii, Yevheniy, Yevgeniy, Ievheniy), Евген (Evhen), Ївген (Yivhen) |
| Welsh | Owain,[4][5] Owen,[4][5] Ouein,[4] Oen,[4] Ewein,[4] Ywein/Ywain,[4] Yuein,[4] |
Notable people
Christianity
- Pope Eugene I, pope from 655 to 657
- Pope Eugene II, pope from 824 to 827
- Pope Eugene III, pope from 1145 to 1153
- Pope Eugene IV, pope from 1431 to 1447
- Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod (1782–1861), the founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- St. Eugene, one of the deacons of Saint Zenobius
- Saint Eugenios of Trebizond was the patron saint of the Empire of Trebizond
- Pope Pius XII, pope from 1939 to 1958, given name Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
- Eugène Philippe LaRocque (1927–2018), Roman Catholic bishop from Canada
- Eugene Antonio Marino (1934–2000), first African-American archbishop in the United States
- Eugênio de Araújo Sales (1920–2012), Roman Catholic cardinal from Brazil
Military
- Eugène de Beauharnais (1781–1824), the stepson and adopted child of Napoleon
- Eugenio Calò (1905–1943), Italian partisan
- Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), the last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923
- Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), American sailor, posthumous recipient of Navy Cross
- Eugene de Kock (born 1949), South African policeman serving a life sentence
- Eugène Maizan (1819–1845), French Naval lieutenant and explorer
- Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial (1856–1879), the only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France and his Empress consort Eugénie de Montijo
- Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736), noted general and Austrian Field Marshal
- Eugene Sledge (1923–2001), American WWII marine and academic
- Eugene Stoner (1922–1997), American firearms designer, who designed M16 Rifle
- Yevhen Konovalets (1891–1938), Ukrainian military commander and political leader of UNR
Television and film
- Gene L. Coon (1924–1973), American screenwriter and television producer
- Eugene (Kim Yoo-jin, born 1981), South Korean singer, actress, and emcee
- Eugene Cordero, American actor
- Gene Eugene (1961–2000), Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician
- Eugenio Derbez (born 1961), Mexican comedian, actor, and Formula Three auto driver
- Gene Hackman (born 1930), American actor
- Gene Kelly (1912–1996), American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer
- Eugene Levy (born 1946), Jewish-Canadian actor
- Eugene Mirman (born 1974), Russian-born American comedian, writer, and filmmaker
- Evgeny Perlin (born 1990), Belarusian journalist and television presenter
- Gene Rayburn (1917–1999), American gameshow host and radio personality
- Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), American scriptwriter and producer
- Eugène Saccomano (born 1936), French radio journalist and non-fiction author
- Gene Siskel (1946–1999), American film critic
- Gene Wilder (1933–2016), American actor
Music
- Eugene Andrusco (1961–2000), American singer, songwriter and producer (also known as "Gene Eugene")
- Gene Allison (1934–2004), American R&B singer
- Gene Austin (1900–1972), American singer-songwriter
- Gene Autry (1907–1998), American singer-songwriter, actor, businessman
- Gene Clark (1944–1991), American singer, songwriter, founding member of the band The Byrds
- Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962), English conductor and composer
- Eugène Goossens, fils (1867–1958), French conductor and violinist
- Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor
- H-Eugene (born 1979), South Korean rapper
- Eugene Hütz (born 1972), lead singer and guitarist of the group Gogol Bordello
- Eugene Izotov (born 1973), Russian-American oboist
- Eugen Jochum (1902–1987), German conductor
- Evgeny Kissin (born 1971), Russian pianist
- Gene Klein (born 1949), American musician and member of Kiss, better known as "Gene Simmons"
- Gene Krupa (1909–1973), American jazz and big band drummer
- Gene McDaniels (1935–2011), American singer-songwriter
- Evgeny Mravinsky (1903–1988), Russian conductor
- Gene Noble, American R&B singer
- Eugene Ormandy (1899–1985), Hungarian-born conductor
- Eugene Pao, Hong Kong jazz guitarist
- Gene Pitney (1940–2006), American singer-songwriter
- Evgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002), Russian conductor
- Eugene Tzigane, Japanese-American conductor
- Gene Vincent (1935–1971), American rock and roll and rockabilly singer and musician
- Eugene Wright (born 1923), American jazz bassist, member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931), Belgian violinist, composer and conductor
Literature
- Eugénio de Castro, Portuguese writer
- Eugene Field, Nineteenth Century poet
- Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and dramatist
- Eugène Marin Labiche, French dramatist
- Eugène Lanti, Esperantist, socialist and writer
- Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, prose writer and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975
- Eugene Marais, South African writer and poet
- Eugene O'Neill, American playwright
- Eugène Edine Pottier, French revolutionary socialist, poet, and transport worker
- Eugénio Tavares, Cape Verdean poet
- Eugene Trivizas, Greek author
- Eugenio Vegas Latapie, Spanish monarchist writer
- Gene Weingarten, humor writer and journalist
- Gene Wolfe, American science fiction author
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet
- Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian science fiction author
Art
- Eugène Broerman, Belgian Painter
- Eugène Boudin, French painter
- Eugène Carrière, French symbolist
- Eugène Delacroix, French painter
- Eugenio Granell, Spanish painter
- Eugène Grasset, Swiss decorative artist of the Belle Epoque
- Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume, French sculptor
- Jenő Barcsay, Hungarian painter
- Eugene Lambert, Irish puppeteer
- Eugene Pandala, Indian Architect
- Evgenios Spatharis, Greek shadow theatre artist
- Prince Eugen of Sweden, Swedish painter
- Eugene V. Thaw (1927–2018), American art dealer and collector
Politics
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Argentine president, 1955–1958
- Eugene V. Debs, American socialist
- Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Guatemalan president
- Eugene J. McCarthy, U.S. senator from Minnesota
- Eugene McGehee, Louisiana politician
- Eugène Paquet, Canadian parliamentarian
- Eugen Richter, (1838–1906), German politician in Imperial Germany
- Eugène Ruffy, Swiss politician
- Eugene Sawyer, American businessman and politician
- Eugene Terre'Blanche (1941–2010), South African right-wing politician and leader of the AWB
- Eugen Ţurcanu, Romanian political prisoner
- Eugenius, Western Roman emperor
Sports
- Eugene Laverty, Irish professional motorcyclist
- Eugene Galekovic, Australian goalkeeper
- Eugene Sseppuya, Ugandan football striker
- Eugen Sandow, Father of modern body building
- Eugène Chaboud, Formula One driver from France
- Eugène Christophe, French professional cyclist
- Eugene Lawrence (born 1986), American professional basketball player
- Eugene Selznick (born 1930), American volleyball player
- Eugeni Berzin, Russian professional bicycle road racer
- Eugenio Castellotti (1930–1957), Italian Formula One driver
- Eugenio Corini, Italian footballer
- Eugene Glazer, American Olympic fencer
- Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder
- Eugenio Vélez, major-league baseball
- Evgeni Malkin, Russian forward in the NHL playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Evgeni Nabokov, retired goalie in the National Hockey League
- Evgeni Plushenko (born 1982), Russian figure skater
- Evgenii Tiurnev, Russian tennis player
- Evgeny Alexandrov (born 1982), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Evgeny Busygin (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
- Evgeny Korolev, Kazakh tennis player
- Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian professional ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals
- Evgeny Lapenkov (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
- Gene Cockrell (born 1934), American football player
- Gene Filipski (1931–1994), American football player
- Gene Makowsky, offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL
- Gene Miles, Australian rugby league footballer
- Gene Moore (outfielder), right fielder in Major League Baseball
- Gene Moore (pitcher), left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Gene Okerlund, professional wrestling announcer
- Gene Prebola, American football player
- Gene Robillard, Canadian football player
- Gene Samuel, Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist
- Gene Sarazen, U.S. golfer, one of five male golfers to win the professional career Grand Slam
- Gene Smith (athletic director), athletic director at The Ohio State University
- Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler who formerly performed for World Wrestling Entertainment
- James "Gene" Tunney (1897-1978), Irish American boxer and world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-1928)
- Gene Upshaw, NFL Hall of Fame guard and former NFL Players Association director
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian former tennis player
- Eugene, ring name of former WWE wrestler Nick Dinsmore
Sciences
- Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer
- Eugenio Beltrami, Italian mathematician
- Eugenio Berríos, Chilean biochemist
- Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Austrian economist
- Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician
- Eugene Cernan (1934–2017), American former astronaut, eleventh person to walk on the Moon
- Eugene Chelyshev (1921–2020), Russian indologist
- Eugen Chirnoagă, Romanian chemist
- Eugène Joseph Delporte, Belgian astronomer
- Eugen Dühring, German philosopher and economist
- Eugene Goldstein, physicist
- Eugene Gu, physician-scientist
- Eugene Guth, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist
- Eugene Lazowski, Polish doctor who saved 8,000 people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in World War II
- Jean Claude Eugène Péclet, French physicist
- Eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer
- Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American astronomer and geologist
- Eugène Simon, French arachnologist
- Eugène Soubeiran, renowned French scientist who served as chief pharmacist at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
- Eugene Stanley, American physicist
- Evhen Tsybulenko, professor of international law
- Eugene Paul Wigner, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963
Fictional people
- Gene Belcher, a main character in the animated series Bob's Burgers
- Eugene Chaud, character in Mega Man Battle Network
- Eugene Fitzherbert, the male protagonist in Tangled, commonly called 'Flynn Rider'
- Eugene Horowitz, character in Hey Arnold! media
- Gene Hunt, character in Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes
- Eugene H. Krabs or Mr. Krabs, character in SpongeBob SquarePants media
- Eugene Meltsner, character in the Adventures in Odyssey series
- Jerome Eugene Morrow, suitably named character in Gattaca, a film on genetic discrimination
- The title character in Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin
- Thomas Eugene Paris, better known as Tom Paris, a character in the Star Trek universe
- Eugene (Pokémon) or Eusine, a character in Pokémon media
- Eugene Tackleberry, character in Police Academy
- Eugene "Flash" Thompson, a character in the Spider-Man comics
- Eugene Wrayburn, one of the main characters in Charles Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend
- Eugene Young, character in The Practice
- Gene Evernight, also known as Kyrios, antagonist in ArcheAge
- James Eugene Raynor, also known as Jim Raynor, main character in StarCraft series
- Eugene Dix, character in Final Destination 2
- Eugene Francis, a character in The Boss Baby
- Eugene Choi, a main character in the Korean drama Mr. Sunshine
- Gene, a former antagonist on Regular Show
- Gene,(before time - 2020 RIP), God himself also see the greatest show ever made by shane madej and produced by ryan bergera
Other uses
- Eugene Allen, White House butler
- Eugène de Beauharnais, French general
- Eugen Bleuler, Swiss physician
- Eugene Burger, American magician and author
- Eugenio Coșeriu, Romanian linguist
- Eugen d'Albert, German composer
- Eugenios Eugenidis, Greek shipping magnate
- Eugenio Garza Lagüera, Mexican businessman
- Eugênio German, Brazilian chess player
- Eugene Gotti, Italian-American mobster
- Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican philosopher, educator, lawyer
- Eugene Jarvis, computer games designer and programmer
- Gene Kranz, NASA Flight Director
- Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-born British newspaper publisher
- Eugène Minkowski, French psychiatrist
- Eugenio Montale, Italian writer
- Gene Moore (window dresser), leading window-dresser of the 20th century
- Eugene Murtagh, Irish billionaire businessman, founder of Kingspan Group
- Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, German-born Jewish social philosopher
- Eugene Shoemaker, American astronomer
- Eugene Skinner, American pioneer, founder of Eugene, Oregon
- Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect
- Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist
See also
- Eugene (disambiguation)
- Eugine (Asian, Mainly Indian origin)
- Eugenia (name)
- Kevin – a name of Irish origin with a similar meaning
References
- εὐγενής, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- εὖ, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- γένος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- Morgan, T.J. and Morgan, Prys, Welsh Surnames, University of Wales, 1985, Owain (Owen, Bowen, Ednowain). According to T.J. Morgan in Welsh Surnames (page 172/173) Owen is a derivation of the Latin Eugenis “ > [Old Welsh] Ou(u)ein, Eug(u)ein … 'variously written in [Middle Welsh] as Ewein, Owein, Ywein. LL gives the names Euguen, Iguein, Yuein, Ouein. The corresponding form in Irish is Eoghan.” Morgan notes that there are less likely alternative explanations and agrees with Dr. Rachel Bromwich that Welsh Owein “is normally latinized as Eugenius," and both the Welsh and Irish forms are Latin derivatives. Additionally, another latinized variations of the name Owen is Audoenus in certain parish registers
- Surnames of the United Kingdom, reprinted for Clearfield Company, INC by Genealogical Publishing Co. INC, Baltimore 1995, 1996. Entry notes that the most likely and widely accepted origin of Owen (Old Welsh Owain, Irish Gaelic Eoghan, and Scottish Gaelic Eoghann,) is from Latin Eugenius. “Cormic gives this origin for Eogan (one MS, Eogen); and Zimmer considers Owen to be borrowed from Latin Eugens, as noted by MacBain, p. 400. The mediaeval Latinization of Owen as Oenus led to a belief that the etymology was the Welsh and Breton oen ‘lamb’. With much stronger reason it was at one time considered that the name represented Irish eoghunn = Gael. Ogan- [f.Old Irish oc- Welsh og, young], ‘youth’.
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