Eugene
//juˈd͡ʒin// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Ancient Greek.
""Great praise the Duke of Marlb'ro' won / And our good Prince Eugene." / "Why 'twas a very wicked thing!" / Said little Wilhelmine"
- 2 A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.
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More examples"Eugene will get the Ig Noble prize for his contribution to literature."
Etymology
Borrowed from French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), from εὖ (eû, “good, well”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born a certain way”). Parallel to eugenics. Doublet of Yevgeny, Eugenius, and Owen.
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