Eugenia (given name)
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| Eugenia | |
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| Pronunciation | English: /juːˈdʒiːniə, juːˈdʒiːnjə/ Greek: [evʝeˈɲa] Italian: [euˈdʒeːnja] Portuguese: [ewˈʒenjɐ] Spanish: [euˈxenja] |
| Gender | Female |
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| Related names | Eugenius, Eugenio, Eugene, Eugenie |
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- For other meanings see Eugenia (disambiguation).
Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + -genes "born." Variants include Eugênia (Portuguese), Eugénie (French) and Yevgeniya or Yevgenia (Russian: Евгения).
Many people have had this name, including:
- Blessed Eugenia Smet, a saint
- Dame Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica
- Eugenia Errázuriz, a Chilean patron of the arts
- Eugenia Manolidou, Greek composer and conductor
- Eugenia Price, American author
- Eugenia Smith claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Eugenia Volodina, a Russian supermodel
- Eugênia Câmara, Brazilian actress
- Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of Philip II of Spain
- María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan teacher and poet
- Saint Eugenia
- Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
- Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian historian and writer
[edit] Places
- Metro Eugenia, a subway station on the Mexico City Metro
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