Евгений

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, noble, high-born).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj]
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Proper noun

Евге́ний • (Jevgénijm anim (genitive Евге́ния, nominative plural Евге́нии, genitive plural Евге́ниев)

  1. a male given name, Yevgeny, equivalent to English Eugene
    1. Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин (Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin, 1884–1937), Russian author of science fiction and political satire

Declension

Derived terms

  • Евге́ньев (Jevgénʹjev, surname)
  • Евге́ньевич (Jevgénʹjevič, patronymic)
  • Евге́ньевна (Jevgénʹjevna, patronymic)
  • Же́нька (Žénʹka, pejorative form)
  • Же́ня (Žénja, diminutive)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Եվգենի (Evgeni)
  • English: Yevgeny, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, Evgeny, Evgeni, Evgeniy
  • Estonian: Jevgeni
  • Latvian: Jevgeņijs, Jevgenijs, Jevgēnijs
  • Chinese: 葉夫根尼 / 叶夫根尼 (Yèfūgēnní) (transliteration)

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