Eugene
[yoo-jeen or for 2, yoo-jeen]
- a city in W Oregon.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”
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Eugène
[œ-zhen]
- PrinceFrançois Eugène de Savoie-Carignan, 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France.
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Eugenius I
or Eu·gene I
[yoo-jee-nee-uh s, -jeen-yuh s or yoo-jeen]
- Saint,died a.d. 657, pope 654–657.
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Eugenius II
or Eugene II
- died a.d. 827, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 824–827.
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Eugenius III
or Eugene III
- Bernardo Pignatelli or Paganelli, died 1153, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1145–53.
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Eugenius IV
or Eugene IV
- Gabriele or Gabriel Condolmieri or Condulmer, 1383–1447, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1431–47.
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Examples from the Web for eugene
Contemporary Examples
Their last hope for saving humanity, Eugene, turned out to be a liar with no idea how to stop the zombie virus.
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times AheadMelissa Leon
December 2, 2014
Sxities icon Eugene McCarthy spent his final years warning about the negative impact of unfettered immigration.
Getting Eugene to Washington, we learn, was the only reason Abraham is alive.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Self Help’: A Grim Show Displays Its Comedy Streak, and A Major RevealMelissa Leon
November 10, 2014
Col. Byrne was the father of Eugene Byrne, the West Point cadet who died recently from injuries received in a football game.
What they got was, in the evocate words of Ben Franklin, a “Prince Eugene” who had “eaten a Pudding Bagg.”
Historical Examples
She answered Eugene Snow's every question unhesitatingly and comprehensively.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Eugene is a happy fellow, and I have no doubt that she will be happy too.
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
She married Eugene Rougon, to whom she brought a considerable fortune.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
His house was the first thrown open to Eugene Rougon on his arrival in Paris.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
Prince Eugene had taken all the boats that we had upon the river.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
Eugène
- Prince, title of François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan. 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France: with Marlborough defeated the French at Blenheim (1704), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)
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Word Origin and History for eugene
Eugene
masc. proper name, from French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Greek Eugenios, from eugenes "well-born" (see eugenics).
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