Yevgeny

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proper noun

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).

OriginRussian Евге́ний ← Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος →
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Meanings

proper nounYevgeny (plural Yevgenys or Yevgenies)

plural Yevgenys · plural Yevgenies

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).

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Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐγένιος
  2. RussianЕвге́ний
  3. EnglishYevgeny

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

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Translations

Danish Evgenij, Jevgenij
  • Evgenijgiven name
  • Jevgenijgiven name
Estonian Evgeni, Jevgeni
  • Evgenigiven name
  • Jevgenigiven name
Finnish Evgeni, Jevgeni
  • Evgenigiven name
  • Jevgenigiven name
French Evgueni, Ievgueni
  • Evguenigiven name
  • Ievguenigiven name
German Jewgeni
  • Jewgenigiven name
Hebrew יבגני
  • יבגני (yevgéni)given name
Icelandic Evgení, Jevgeníj
  • Evgenígiven name
  • Jevgeníjgiven name
Italian Evgenij
  • Evgenijgiven name
Latvian Jevgeņijs
  • Jevgeņijsgiven name
Lithuanian Jevgenijus
  • Jevgenijusgiven name
Norwegian Bokmål Evgenij, Jevgenij
  • Evgenijgiven name
  • Jevgenijgiven name
Polish Jewgienij
  • Jewgienijgiven name
Romanian Evgenie, Evgeni
  • Evgeniegiven name
  • Evgenigiven name
  • Evgeniigiven name
  • Evgheniegiven name
  • Evghenigiven name
  • Evgheniigiven name
  • Евгение (Evghenie)given name
  • Евгений (Evghenii)given name
Russian Евге́ний
  • Евге́ний (Jevgénij)given name
Spanish Yevgueni
  • Yevguenigiven name
Swedish Evgenij, Jevgenij
  • Evgenijgiven name
  • Jevgenijgiven name
Ukrainian Євге́н
  • Євге́н (Jevhén)given name
Yiddish יעווגעני
  • יעווגעני (yevgeni)given name
Cite this entry
APA

Yevgeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yevgeny

MLA

“Yevgeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yevgeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yevgeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yevgeny.

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