Eugenia

Gender Feminine
Usage Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
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

VariantEugeneia(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) Evgenia(Greek) Jevgēņija, Jevgeņija(Latvian) 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   nerdy  

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

Categories

birth, civil rights, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -nia, feminine forms, flora, goodness, Latinizations, Orthodox saints, Ozark characters, plants, Spanish royal consorts, women's history
Entry updated May 29, 2020