Comments for the name Eugene

An ancient Greek name, from Eugenia, the goddess of politeness in Greek mythology.

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.

This is the birth name of actor Gene Hackman.

W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist known for his vivid World War II photographs.

Famous bearer is actor Eugene Levy.

All I can say is euch.

A famous bearer with the name Eugene is Eugene H. Krabs (AKA Mr. Krabs) from Spongebob Squarepants.

Eugene Wrayburn is a character in "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens.

Any Eugene I have ever known has been a nerd.

Actor, dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was born Eugene Curran Kelly.

I like this name. It reminds me of someone who would be strong and responsible.

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 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.

Famous bearer of the name is Eugene O'Neill, one of the first and most influential American dramatists.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I know a gentleman by the name of Eugene but he uses the nickname Gino.

Eugene Chaplin (born 1953), son of Charlie Chaplin.

It was the name of the main character/narrator in Brighton Beach Memoirs.

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.

In the new Disney animated film "Tangled", the male lead Flynn Rider's real name is Eugene.

The name Eugene is okay, at least you can get the nickname 'Gene' out of it, which is cool.

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.

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.

Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a Russian-born painter and stage designer.

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.

Iconic American actor/dancer/singer Gene Kelly's birth name was Eugene Curran Kelly.

I always thought it was pronounced yoo-JEEN... [noted -ed]

I always picture a ginger with this name...

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.