Eugenia (given name)
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| Eugenia | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /juːˈdʒiːniə/ or /juːˈdʒiːnjə/ Greek: [evʝeˈnia] Italian: [euˈdʒeːnja] Portuguese: [ewˈʒeniɐ] Galician: [u'ʃia] Spanish: [euˈxenja] Catalan: [əwˈʒɛniə, ewˈdʒɛnia] uʃia |
| Gender | Female |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eugenius, Eugenio, Eugene, Eugenie, Xènia |
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Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + Sanskrit (Sanskrit language)-Ajah/Janm "born." Variants include Eugénia (Portuguese), Eugénie (French), Eugènia (Catalan), Uxía (Galician), Eugenija (Lithuanian) and Yevgeniya or Yevgenia (Russian: Евгения).
Many people have had this name, including:
- Saint Eugenia of Rome, died 258
- Blessed Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), a saint
- Eugenia Bonetti, 21st century, Italian nun
- Dame Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), Prime Minister of Dominica
- Eugenia Errázuriz (1860–1951), Chilean patron of the arts
- Eugenia Manolidou (born 1975), Greek composer and conductor
- Eugenia de Montijo (1826–1920), wife of Napoleon III of France
- Eugenia Popa (born 1973), Romanian gymnast
- Eugenia Popescu-Județ (1925–2011), Romanian dancer
- Eugenia Price (1916–1996), American author
- Eugenia Smith (1899–1997) claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Eugenia Volodina (born 1984), Russian supermodel
- Eugênia Câmara (1837–1879), Portuguese actress
- Evgenia Kanaeva (born 1990), Russian rhythmic gymnast, Two-time Olympic champion
- Evgenia Medvedeva (born 1999), Russian ladies figure skater
- Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633), daughter of Philip II of Spain
- María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet
- Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg (1887–1969), consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
- Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904–1977), Russian historian and writer
- Yevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Soviet (Ukrainian) World War II female combat pilot
- Princess Eugenie of York (born 1990), British royalty
- Genė Galinytė (born 1945), Lithuanian rower
- Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American film and stage actress
Places
- Metro Eugenia, subway station on the Mexico City Metro
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