The story behind Eugenia
From Ancient Greek Εὐγενία (Eugenía), feminine form of Εὐγένιος (Eugénios) ( =Eugene) "well born".
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐγενία (Eugenía), feminine form of Εὐγένιος (Eugénios).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /juːˈd͡ʒiːniə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /juːˈd͡ʒɛniə/
- Polish: /ɛwˈɡɛɲ.ja/
Popularity
Eugenia ranked #2787 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Eugenia
Eftychia
From Greek Ευτυχία (Eftychía), from Ancient Greek εὐτυχία (eutukhía, “good luck”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eudocia
From Latin Eudocia, latinization of Ancient Greek Εὐδοκία (Eudokía). Learned borrowing from Latin Eudocia, latinization of Ancient Greek Εὐδοκία (Eudokía), from εὐ- (eu-,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eufrozyna
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐφροσύνη (Euphrosúnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Euhodia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐοδία (euodía, “good journey”, from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + ὁδός (hodós, “journey”)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eulalia
Learned borrowing from Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía). Name of early Spanish saints, from Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eulàlia
Borrowed from Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía), specially used after Eulalia of Barcelona, copatron saint of the city. Cognate with French Eulalie, Galician…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Eugenia
Bartłomiej
Learned borrowing from Latin Bartholomaeus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Basil
Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Basile
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Eugenia
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length