EUGENIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Feminine variation of EUGENE
Meaning: "wellborn"

Less elegant and euphonic than the Eugenie form, which enjoyed a major dusting off when Fergie and Prince Andrew chose it for their daughter, restoring some its tarnished royal sheen. Why? It's all about yoo-jeen-ya versus yoo-jzehn-ee.

Nicknames & Variations:
Jennie, Gene, Gena, Jenna, Genie, Geena, Eugina, Janie, Eugenee, Genia, Eugenina, Jeena

International Variations:
Eugénie, Génie (French) Evgenia, Zenechka, Zenya, Yevgenia (Russian)

Eugenia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Do these names work together?
• Build a Name Together
• Getting to the nn Gia?
• Old Lady... yet COOL!
• Need name suggestions!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Eugenia:

• SOAP OPERA NAMES
• THESE NAMES ARE NOT GONE WITH THE WIND