Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born",[1] from εὖ (eu), "well"[2] and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin".

[3] Gene is a common shortened form.

The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie.

Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant[citation needed] of Eugene / Eugine.

Other male foreign-language variants include: Notable people with the given name Eugene or Eugène include: