Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eugene

/juˈd͡ʒin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: eu-gene
IPA: /juˈd͡ʒin/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Example Sentences

""Great praise the Duke of Marlb'ro' won / And our good Prince Eugene." / "Why 'twas a very wicked thing!" / Said little Wilhelmine"
"Eoghan (Owen) is frequently Eugene, and our own O'Curry, though he plucked up courage to prefix the O' to his name in later life, never discarded the Eugene, which, however, is far from being a monstrosity like most of our West-Britonized names"
"The cities of Eugene and Springfield announced Friday evening that they would discontinue the use of AI-powered license plate cameras connected to the company called Flock Safety."

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Eugenius, Εὐγένιος
Suffix: εὖ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /juˈd͡ʒin/
British English: /ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/

Derived Forms

Eugenian

Frequently Paired Words

Eugenia eugenics Eugenie Eugenius gene genesis genetics progeny

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce eugene?: The recorded pronunciation is /juˈd͡ʒin/.
What does eugene mean?: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does eugene come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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