Eugene

[yoo-jeen or for 2, yoo-jeen] /yuˈdʒin or for 2, ˈyu dʒin/
noun
1.
a city in W Oregon.
2.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”.

Eugène

[œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/
noun
1.
Prince (François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan) 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France.

Eugene I

noun
1.
Eugenius I.

Eugene II

noun
1.
Eugenius II.

Eugene III

noun
1.
Eugenius III.

Eugene IV

noun
1.
Eugenius IV.
Examples from the web for Eugene
  • Gauss wanted Eugene to become a lawyer, but Eugene wanted to study languages.
  • They had an argument over a party Eugene held, which gauss refused to pay for.
British Dictionary definitions for Eugene

Eugène

/French øʒɛn/
noun
1.
Prince, title of François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan. 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France: with Marlborough defeated the French at Blenheim (1704), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)
Word Origin and History for Eugene

masc. proper name, from French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Greek Eugenios, from eugenes "well-born" (see eugenics).

Encyclopedia Article for Eugene

Eugene IV

original name Gabriele Condulmaro pope from 1431 to 1447.

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