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I love Eugenia! I think Jean works as a NN, but it will probably require explaining. Gene would work, too, but that would also create confusion. I do like both, though.

I prefer Virginia. I just think it has a more pleasant, flowing sound than Eugenia.

I prefer Eugenia.

I like both, but I slightly prefer Virginia. Jean could definitely work as a nn for Eugenia, imo. I knew a little girl named Imogene (EYE-mah-jeen) named after her grandmother, but the grandmother was always called Jean, so the little girl is always called Jean (or Jeanie), those spellings. Gene is the masculine spelling and Genie is what called out of a lamp when you rub it, imo. ;)

Eugenia

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I love Eugenia. I personally loathe Virginia, probably only because its a state and I don't like place-names (even if the place was named after a person).

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I have a late great uncle Eugene and he was an amazing man. Not only for that reason, but Eugenia doesn't get enough attention as it should (same with Eugene and Eugenie). I really like Gene or Genie or even Genia for nn if you wanted, but I don't think it needs on.

Eugenia

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I really dislike the "virgin" part of Virginia, and also that it has the word "gin" in it...so I definitely vote for Eugenia. I also think it sounds nicer -- I like the "eu" part a lot.

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I also know a woman named Eugenia (in her early 30s) who pulls it off well -- she's very classy but a little quirky too. And she loves her name; she won't let anybody nickname her. On the other hand, my grandmother's first name is Virginia, and she always hated it. She went by Ginny but didn't like that either, and then in her late 40s started going by her middle name, Claire! So I guess I've inherited a dislike of it from her, as well.

I much prefer Virginia, which I like a lot. Eugenia is ugly and heavy and clunky.

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Sure, Jean works fine as a nickname for Eugenia.

I love Eugenia and definitely prefer it to Virginia (although that is nice as well). I just like the sound and overall *feel* (vibe?) of Eugenia. I love Eugenie as well.

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I think Jean/Gene works just fine as a nickname name for Eugenia. (My favorite nickname for Eugenia/Eugenie is Genie.)

This message was edited 9/28/2007, 5:19 PM

I think I prefer Virginia because the nns are nicer (Ginny, Ginger). I suppose with Eugenia, she could go with Genia or Genie which are really cute too.

I'm partial to Eugenia because it has family history for me. My great-great-grandparents named used it as a middle name for my great-grandma because the man who was going to be the best man (named Eugene) was killed in a car accident about a week or so before the wedding. It was passed on to my grandma who hated it and refused to pass it on to my aunt. I love it and secretly prefer the Greek pronunciation. My grandma was named Patricia Eugenia and my grandpa called her Patsy Jean. I actually like it without a nickname. I like Virginia, but not nearly as much.

I love both names. But I have to vote for Eugenia. You characterized it perfectly. Plus, Eugene has gone so far out of fashion that I have to root for any variant of it as an underdog.

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I met a woman once named Eugenia who went by Genia. Jean / Jeanie works for me as a nn as well. Soft and spunky at the same time.

I like Virginia better. Eugenia is nms but it's nice.

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But I think Jean would work fine with Eugenia. I know a Eugene nn Gene, maybe that's why.