English Explanatory Dictionary

Eugene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eugene.wav /juˈd͡ʒin/ jēn

Word forms

Eugene

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.

Related words

Eugenia eugenics Eugenie Eugenius eugeny Gene genesis genetics progeny Yevgeny
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