Eugene (given name)

Pronunciation	/juːdʒiːn/
Gender	Male
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"noble", "well-born"
Nickname(s)	Gene
Related names	Owen

Eugene is a common (masculine) first name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (eu), "well" and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin".Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugénie.

Male foreign-language variants include:

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