Ewgenij

Ewgenij (Евгений) represents the Russian form of the German name Eugen. The meaning of the name is 'of good descent' or 'the well-born', which can also be interpreted as 'the noble'. The origin of the name lies in the Latin Eugenius, which in turn comes from the Greek Eugénios and is composed of the ancient Greek words eu for 'good' and genos for 'descent, lineage'.

What does the name Ewgenij mean?

Ewgenij (Евгений) is a Russian variant of the name Eugen, whose meaning is 'of good descent' or 'the well-born'. Freely translated, one could also say 'the noble'. The name has its roots in the Latin Eugenius, which goes back to the Greek name Eugénios and consists of the ancient Greek elements eu (good) and genos (descent, lineage). Similar transliterated forms from Russian include Jewgeni, Jewgenij, Evgeni, Evgenij, Evgeny, Ewgeni, and Yevgeni.

Where does the name Ewgenij come from?

Ewgenij is a masculine first name that has ancient Greek origins and encompasses meanings such as 'the well-born' or 'of good descent' among others. The ancient Greek word combination consists of eu, which means 'good', and genos, which stands for 'descent, lineage'. The name is common in the Russian language.

How do you pronounce Ewgenij?

Ewgenij is pronounced approximately as 'Ew-ge-nij'.

When is the name day of Ewgenij?

The name day of Ewgenij is celebrated on January 23, June 2, November 13, November 15, and December 20.

Popularity

In Germany, Ewgenij is a rather rare first name. In 2019, it ranked 3,920th on the list of the most common male first names. The best ranking the name achieved was in 2014 with 3,829th place. In the last ten years, Ewgenij has been given less than 10 times, placing it at 6,739th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,040th.

Nicknames & pet names

Zhenetschka / Zhenja / Zhenjok

Similar first names

Evgeni

Famous people

• Ewgenij Onegin (main character from a poem by Alexander Pushkin)