Gender Feminine
Scripts Εὐγένεια(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. ew-JEH-nya(Italian) ew-KHEH-nya(Spanish) eh-oo-JEH-nee-a(Romanian) ew-GEH-nya(Polish) yoo-JEE-nee-ə(English) yoo-JEEN-yə(English)  [key·IPA]

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.

Related Names

VariantsEugenie(English) Eugeneia(Ancient Greek)
DiminutivesGena, Genie, Gina, Jeana, Jeanna, Geena(English)
Masculine FormsEugenio(Italian) Eugenio(Spanish) Eugen(Romanian) Eugeniusz(Polish) Eugene(English) Eugenios, Eugenius(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesEukene(Basque) Yauheniya(Belarusian) Evgenia, Evgeniya, Zhenya(Bulgarian) Evženie(Czech) Eugénie(French) Uxía(Galician) Eugenie(German) Evgenia(Greek) Jevgēņija, Jevgeņija(Latvian) Eugenija(Lithuanian) Evgenija(Macedonian) Eugênia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Eugénia(Portuguese (European)) Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgeniya, Zhenya(Russian) Yevheniya(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingEugénia, Eugênia
User SubmissionEugènia

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Austria: December 25
Estonia: December 23
Poland: March 6
Poland: September 6
Poland: September 13
Poland: September 16
Poland: December 25
Romania: December 24
Spain: March 10
Spain: December 25
Sweden: November 5

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Entry updated May 29, 2020