Eugene

Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (eu), "well" and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin". Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie. Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language variants include: People Notable people with the given name Eugene or Eugène include: Christianity Eugene or Eugenios of Trebizond, 4th century Christian saint and martyr St. Eugene, one of the deacons of saint Zenobius of Florence Eugene (Eoghan) (died c. 618), Irish saint Pope Eugene I (died 657), Italian pope from 655 to 657 Pope Eugene II (died 827), Italian pope from 824 to 827 Pope Eugene III (died 1153), Italian pope from 1145 to 1153 Pope Eugene IV (1383–1447), Italian pope from 1431 to 1447 Eugène Philippe LaRocque (1927–2018), Roman Catholic bishop from Canada Eugene Antonio Marino (1934–2000), first African-American archbishop in the United States