Etymology

Yevgeny

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij). Full definition →

Russian Евге́ний ← Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕὐγένιος
  2. Russian · borrowed fromЕвге́ний
  3. English todayYevgeny

Borrowed from Russian Евге́ний (Jevgénij), from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios). Doublet of Eugene and Eugenius.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΕὐγένιος all →

EugeneEugenius

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