Eugene
noun
a city in W Oregon.
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Eugene
1 American
[yoo-jeen, yoo-jeen]
/ yuˈdʒin, ˈyu dʒin /
noun
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a city in W Oregon.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”
Eugène
2
American
[œ -zhen]
/ œˈʒɛn /
noun
Eugène
British
/ øʒɛn /
noun
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Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The panel included Eugene Steuerle of the centrist Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Jessica Riedl of the much more conservative Manhattan Institute.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Eugene Levert, chain-smoking next to a stack of books while wearing a vertical blue-striped button-down and khaki slacks, looked the scholarly mirror of Doug Lamplugh, in a horizontal blue-striped polo and khaki shorts.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Rachel was practically engaged to Eugene Moynihan, the son of a local businessman and political fixer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
All the Eugene siblings cheered, setting off a tidal wave.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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