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Short form of EUGENE.

EUGENE   male   English
English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευγενιος (Eugenios) which was derived from the Greek word ευγενης (eugenes) meaning "well born". It is composed of the elements ευ (eu) "good" and γενης (genes) "born". This was the name of several saints and four popes.

This name was not particularly common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. It became more popular in part due to the fame of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), a French-born general who served the Austrian Empire. A notable bearer was the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Eugene, Owen
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Eugenios, Eugenius
ARTHURIAN ROMANCE: Owain, Yvain, Ywain
BULGARIAN: Evgeni
CROATIAN: Eugen
CZECH: Eugen, Evžen
FRENCH: Eugène
GALICIAN: Uxío
GERMAN: Eugen
ITALIAN: Eugenio
LATVIAN: Eižens, Jevgēņijs, Jevgeņijs
LITHUANIAN: Eugenijus
MACEDONIAN: Evgenij
POLISH: Eugeniusz
PORTUGUESE: Eugênio
ROMANIAN: Eugen
RUSSIAN: Evgeni, Evgeniy, Evgeny, Genya, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, Yevgeny, Zhenya
SLOVAK: Eugen
SPANISH: Eugenio
UKRAINIAN: Yevgen, Yevhen, Yevheniy
WELSH MYTHOLOGY: Owain
WELSH: Owain, Owen
FEMININE FORMS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Lagina
ANCIENT GREEK: Eugeneia, Eugenia
BASQUE: Eukene
BULGARIAN: Evgenia, Evgeniya, Zhenya
ENGLISH: Eugenia, Geena, Gena, Genie, Gina
FRENCH: Eugénie
GALICIAN: Uxía
GREEK: Evgenia
ITALIAN: Eugenia
LATVIAN: Jevgēņija, Jevgeņija
MACEDONIAN: Evgenija
POLISH: Eugenia
PORTUGUESE: Eugênia
ROMANIAN: Eugenia
RUSSIAN: Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgeniya, Zhenya
SPANISH: Eugenia
UKRAINIAN: Yevheniya
WELSH: Owena
OTHER FORMS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Tyrese
ANCIENT IRISH: Eógan
ENGLISH: Taryn, Ty, Tyron, Tyrone
HUNGARIAN: Jenci, Jenő
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Eógan, Eoghan
IRISH: Eoghan, Owen
SCOTTISH: Eoghan, Euan, Ewan, Ewen