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Add to ListGiven Name EUGENIA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ευγενεια (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: ew-JE-nya (Italian), ew-KHE-nya (Spanish), ew-GE-nya (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English) [details]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.
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VARIANT: Eugeneia (Ancient Greek)
MASCULINE FORMS: Eugenio (Italian), Eugenio (Spanish), Eugen (Romanian), Eugeniusz (Polish), Eugene, Owen (English), Eugenios, Eugenius (Ancient Greek)
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Lagina (African American), Eukene (Basque), Evgenia, Evgeniya, Zhenya (Bulgarian), Eugénie (French), Uxía (Galician), Evgenia (Greek), Jevgēņija, Jevgeņija (Latvian), Evgenija (Macedonian), Eugênia (Portuguese), Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgeniya, Zhenya (Russian), Yevheniya (Ukrainian), Owena (Welsh)
SAME SPELLING: Eugênia
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Entry updated December 8, 2017