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Eugene Peterson was an American minister who transliterated the Bible into The Message Bible.
Mr. Krabs!
Eugene is the name of my older brother. He lives in another city but whenever he visits us, his family, it is always nice to see our lovable Eugene back from his city life.
I think Eugene is fairly decent, although if I were to be honest, I could not say this would be on my top list of names.
Eugene Huu-Chau "Gene" Trinh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Hữu Châu) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space and the second Vietnamese in space (after cosmonaut Phạm Tuân).
Eugene Andrew “Gene” Cernan was the last person to walk on the Moon (in December 1972).
I don't like this name. I much prefer Eugenio.
Also Korean (Expatriate).
It is used by Koreans living abroad as a Romanized form of 유진, which is usually transcribed as Yu-Jin or Yoo-Jin (source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-jin).
This name is complete garbage. If you are named "Eugene" please just go by Gene or some other shorter, nicer sounding, better name. This is honestly one of the worst names a person can have. I pretty much barf at the sound of "Eugene".
Diminutives should include Geno as a de facto nickname.
*aggressive whispering* CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE.
This name was ruined for me by the annoying Disney character.
In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Eugene who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 239th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
Eugene Wesley “Gene” Roddenberry was the man who gave the world Star Trek.
This name sounds like that one greedy nerd at school.
Not a terrible name, though.
My name is Eugene, people know me as Geno!
My husband is called Eugene, he's not one bit girly, a total man's man. He's the furthest thing from a nerd I know.
The name Eugene was given to 298 boys born in the US in 2016.
99.14 percent of people with the first name Eugene are male.
Eugene Lee Yang is a Development Partner at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. His work as a producer, writer, director, and actor there has reached millions of viewers worldwide, making him one of today's most recognizable young Asian American faces online and in social media. Behind the camera, Yang is responsible for several of BuzzFeed's biggest viral video hits, including "If Disney Princes Were Real" and "Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History." On screen, Yang is most known for being one of The Try Guys, BuzzFeed's flagship comedy documentary series, and for his passionate advocacy for better Asian representation in entertainment.
I assume that "well born" refers to one's ancestry, but would not it be ironic if Eugene was a C-section baby?
A famous bearer of this name is a character from Hey Arnold!, Eugene Horowitz. He is very unlucky and is considered a jinx by almost everyone.
The equivalent in Latvian is Eižens e.g. Latvian architect Eižens Laube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ei%C5%BEens_Laube [noted -ed]
Another famous bearer includes "maf magician" Eugene Kane.
I probably just dislike this name because it's always used in popular culture as a name for the annoying nerdy guy, but still. Ick.
Eugene is a very common name in Korea. And the funny thing is, here we regard 'Eugene' as a girl's name. It's totally girly! If you see a male have this name, we get a awkward feeling like as if a boy have a name like 'Lily' or 'Olivia'. And like I said in the beginning, it's a very common name so you can see this name often. I also have lots of friends who's name is Eugene like Eugene Han, Eugene Bak, Eugene Jo, Eugene Jeon... and so on. They're all girls, of course. :) Although it's common, I liked this name very much cause It sounds pretty.
And one day I saw 'Tangled' and I find it so cool that Flynn Rider's real name is Eugene! I was quite surprised that foreign countries use a name 'Eugene' too (I've never been abroad) and at the fact the name suits a man very well. So I searched the name, and that brought me here. It's still interesting to know western countries use this name for boys though.
Eugene Thompson, better known as Flash Thompson, in Marvel Comics and adaptations. A neighbour, classmate, and often bully of Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man).
This is my brother's name. I think it suits him really well, and it's an excellent name. It sounds cultural and classic, yet friendly and approachable. We call him "Euge" (rhymes with "huge).
Eugene Porter is a character in the comic and television series 'The Walking Dead', and he is a survivor who claims to have a cure for the zombie virus.
I really like this name! I don't know why but it reminds me of someone who is quiet, strong and tall. I'd love to meet a man named Eugene.
I used to live in a city named Eugene, and I can't say I'm a fan of it. It grew more polluted and crowded by the day! If I ever heard someone with this name I would groan.
I knew a male Eugene who went by the nickname Geno (pronounced like Gene + oh). I've also known a Korean family that named their son Eugene Yoo-jin, because the two names sounded similar so their son could use the former in the United States and the latter in South Korea.
I always picture a ginger with this name...
I always thought it was pronounced yoo-JEEN... [noted -ed]
Iconic American actor/dancer/singer Gene Kelly's birth name was Eugene Curran Kelly.
This name derives from the Greek words: εθ-γενιος. The second component means: family, gender and not birth. Birth in Greek is γεννα, verb γεννω and the spelling has double n.
From this same Greek name: Eu-gene derive the genes of DNA.
Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a Russian-born painter and stage designer.
I will always associate this name with the nerd from Grease and the klutzy kid from Hey Arnold. Not the worst name in the world, though.
I lived in Korea for a couple years and this is considered a beautiful girls name there: Yoo-jin. I could see this become a unisex name in the future in the west.
The name Eugene is okay, at least you can get the nickname 'Gene' out of it, which is cool.
In the new Disney animated film "Tangled", the male lead Flynn Rider's real name is Eugene.
I have to admit that I laughed when I found out my tall, muscly P.E. teacher was called Eugene. But now I don't find anything funny about the name. I love the feminine form, Eugenie.
It was the name of the main character/narrator in Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Eugene Chaplin (born 1953), son of Charlie Chaplin.
I know a gentleman by the name of Eugene but he uses the nickname Gino.
He may not be a real person, but fans of the TV show "Spongebob Squarepants" will be familiar with the red crab character Eugene H. Krabbs, owner and proprietor of the Krusty Krab restaurant and creator of the Krabby Patty.
The two things that come to mind when I hear this name are Eugene Meltzner (from Adventures in Odyessy) and the Pink Floyd song "Careful With that Axe, Eugene". If you are at least a little familiar with both, then you will know that these are completely unsimilar usages of the same name.
Eugene Maurice Orowitz. He's probably better known as Michael Landon. He'll probably be remembered for ever as Little Joe (from Bonanza) and Jonathan (from Highway to Heaven). Too bad he's dead. He was a great guy, I hear.
It's not the worst name out there, but it is very old-fashioned. Just in case someone happens to have the name today, it would be funny if they made an album titled Eugenious. The sound of it would be a pretty funny pun. Too bad the music would surely be crap, ha ha.
Famous bearer of the name is Eugene O'Neill, one of the first and most influential American dramatists.
I like the name Eugene. Although I would use it as a middle name rather than a first name. It makes me think of a mature, smart (not necessarily "nerdy") and brave man.
I think of Eugene as being a smart, intellectual name, but not necessarily nerdy. Personally, I know a Eugene who is big, strong and definitely not nerdy. The name suits him well. I think people are just afraid to use this name today.
I like this name. It reminds me of someone who would be strong and responsible.
Actor, dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was born Eugene Curran Kelly.
Any Eugene I have ever known has been a nerd.
Eugene Wrayburn is a character in "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens.
A famous bearer with the name Eugene is Eugene H. Krabs (AKA Mr. Krabs) from Spongebob Squarepants.
All I can say is euch.
Famous bearer is actor Eugene Levy.
W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist known for his vivid World War II photographs.
This is the birth name of actor Gene Hackman.
Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was, along with partner Roger Ebert, one of the two most famous film critics in the world.
An ancient Greek name, from Eugenia, the goddess of politeness in Greek mythology.

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