"Eugene" meaning in English

See Eugene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/ [UK], /juˈd͡ʒin/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eugene.wav
enPR: jēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), from εὖ (eû, “good, well”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born a certain way”). Parallel to eugenics. Doublet of Yevgeny, Eugenius, and Owen. Etymology templates: {{derived|en|fr|Eugène}} French Eugène, {{derived|en|la|Eugenius}} Latin Eugenius, {{derived|en|grc|Εὐγένιος||well born}} Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), {{suffix|grc|εὖ|γενής|nocat=1|t1=good, well|t2=born a certain way}} εὖ (eû, “good, well”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born a certain way”), {{doublet|en|Yevgeny|Eugenius|Owen}} Doublet of Yevgeny, Eugenius, and Owen Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eugene
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Eugjén [masculine] (Albanian), Efgjén [masculine] (Albanian), Եվգենի (Evgeni) (Armenian), Yevgeni [masculine] (Azerbaijani), Yevgeniy [masculine] (Azerbaijani), Яўге́н (Jaŭhjén) [masculine] (Belarusian), Jaŭhien (łacinka) [Roman, masculine] (Belarusian), Eugênio [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), Eugeni [masculine] (Catalan), 尤金 (Yóujīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Evžen (Czech), Eugeen [masculine] (Dutch), Eŭgeno (Esperanto), Eŭĝeno (Esperanto), Eugénio [masculine] (European Portuguese), Eugène [masculine] (French), Eugjeni (Friulian), Gjeni (Friulian), Gjenio [masculine] (Friulian), Uxío (Galician), ევგენი (evgeni) (Georgian), Eugen [masculine] (German), Ευγένιος (Evgénios) [masculine] (Greek), Jenő (Hungarian), Eugenio (Italian), ユージン (Yūjin) (Japanese), 유진 (Yujin) (Korean), Eugenius [masculine] (Latin), Eižens [masculine] (Latvian), Eugèni [masculine] (Occitan), Eugeniusz [masculine] (Polish), Eugen [masculine] (Romanian), Eugeniu [masculine] (Romanian), Еуӂен (Eugen) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Romanian), Еуӂениу (Eugeniu) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Romanian), Евге́ний (Jevgénij) (english: cognate) [masculine] (Russian), Ю́джин (Júdžin) [masculine, transliteration] (Russian), Eugenio [masculine] (Spanish), Eugen (Swedish), Євге́н (Jevhén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Êugêniô (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Eugene-en-name-UAI-LySv Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 95 5
  2. A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Oregon, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gene, Eugenia, Eugenie, Eugenius, Yevgeny
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      "roman": "Yóujīn",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "尤金"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Evžen"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "Uxío"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "evgeni",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ევგენი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Eugen"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Evgénios",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Ευγένιος"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Jenő"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Eugenio"
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      "roman": "Yūjin",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "lang": "Korean",
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      "word": "유진"
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Jevhén",
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      "word": "Євге́н"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Êugêniô"
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