Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

''eugenes'' 'well-born', from ''eu''- 'well' + ''genes'' 'born' (from ''genos'').Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'
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Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

), Eugénie ( French), Eugènia (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

), Uxía ( Galician),

Evgenia Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgenia or Yevgeniya is a feminine given name which may refer to: Evgenia or Evgeniya * Evgeniya Augustinas (born 1988), Russian racing cyclist * Evgeniya Belyakova (born 1986), Russian basketball player in the Women's National ...

( el, Ευγενία), Eugenija ( Lithuanian) and Yevgenia or Yevgeniya (russian: Евгения; also transliterated as Evgenia or Evgeniya) as well as Yevheniia in Ukraine.

People

Notable people with the name include: * Saint

Eugenia of Rome Eugenia of Rome (died c AD 258) was an early Christian Roman martyr whose feast day is celebrated on December 25 in the Roman Catholic Church, on December 24 (January 6, New Style) in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on January 23 in the Armenia ...

(died 258) * Blessed Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), French nun, founder of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls * Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg * Eugenia Abu, Nigerian journalist * Eugenia Bonetti, Italian nun *

Eugenia Bujak Eugenia Bujak (born 25 June 1989) is a racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence for Poland, and has represented Slovenia in competition since 2018. Major result ...

, Lithuanian-Polish cyclist * Eugenia Calle (1952–2009), American cancer epidemiologist *

Eugênia Câmara Eugênia Infante da Câmara (1837–1874) was a Portuguese actress, poet, author and director of plays, active in both Portugal and Brazil. As well as for her own artistic achievements, she is remembered for her affair with, and influence upon, th ...

(1837–1879), Portuguese actress *

Eugenia Campbell Nowlin Eugenia Campbell Nowlin (née Eugenia Campbell; 6 June 1908 – 15 August 2003) was an American arts administrator, civil servant, teacher, and artist. She was the chair of the United States Army arts and crafts program for almost 3 decades. Nowli ...

(1908–2003), American arts administrator, artist *

Eugenia Caruso Eugenia Caruso is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Early life Caruso was born in Rome and completed her studies in the United Kingdom at East 15 Acting School. Career Caruso played the character of Mrs Santorelli in the television series ada ...

, Italian actress and screenwriter *

Eugenia Cauduro Eugenia Cauduro () (born Eugenia Cauduro Rodríguez on December 20, 1968, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actress and former model. Life Eugenia Cauduro is the daughter of Ernesto Cauduro Gemoets and Silvia Rodríguez Porras, and ...

(born 1968), Mexican actress * Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), Prime Minister of Dominica * Eugenia Cheng, (born Hong Konger-British mathematician and pianist * Eugenia Chuprina (b. 1971) Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright *

Eugenia Clinchard Eugenia M. Clinchard (July 5, 1904 – May 15, 1989) was an American child actress of the silent film era of the early 20th century. She appeared in numerous films by Essanay Studios, including eleven Western films starring Broncho Billy A ...

(1909-1989), American child actress *

Eugenia Cooney Eugenia Sullivan Cooney (born July 27, 1994) is an American YouTuber and Internet personality. She was born in Massachusetts and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut and Los Angeles, California. She initially began livestreaming on broadcasting se ...

(born 1994), American Internet personality *

Eugenia Errázuriz Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz (15 September 1860 – 1951) was a Chilean patron of modernism and a style leader of Paris from 1880 into the 20th century, who paved the way for the modernist minimalist aesthetic that would be taken up in fas ...

(1860–1951), Chilean patroness of the arts * Eugenia Falleni (1875-1939), Italian-Australian transgender man convicted of murder * Eugenia Gabrieluk (born 1967), Russian pianist * Eugenia Kim, Korean-American hat designer * Eugenia Kisimova (1831–1885), Bulgarian women's rights activist *

Eugenia Kuzmina Eugenia Kuzmina (russian: Евге́ния Кузьминá; ''Yevgeniya Kuzmina''; born 25 December 1987) is a Russian-American actress, comedian and model. Her modeling career took off when she appeared on the cover of '' Glamour'', and walked ...

(born 1987), Russian-American model and actress * Eugenia Mandzhieva (born 1985), Russian fashion model and actress of Kalmyk descent *

Eugenia Manolidou Eugenia Karagiannidou ( el, Ευγενία Καραγιαννίδου), better known as Eugenia Manolidou (Μανωλίδου) or Manolides, is a Greek classical composer, conductor, entertainment television presenter and is married to politici ...

(born 1975), Greek composer and conductor * Eugenia Malinnikova (born 1974), Russian mathematician * Eugenia L. Mobley (1922–2011), American dentist, college dean *

Eugenia de Montijo ''Eugenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It has a worldwide, although highly uneven, distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the approximately 1,100 species occur in the New World tropics, ...

(1826–1920), wife of Napoleon III of France * Eugenia Paul (1935-2010) American actress and dancer * Eugenia del Pino (born 1945) Ecuadorian developmental biologist * Eugenia Popa (born 1973), Romanian gymnast *

Eugenia Popescu-Județ Eugenia Popescu-Județ (also spelled Popescu-Judetz; 1925–2011) was a Romanian dancer, dance teacher, choreographer and folklorist. Trained in ballet, she performed as a solo dancer for several professional theatres in Bucharest and became a fa ...

(1925–2011), Romanian dancer *

Eugenia Price Eugenia Price (sometimes Genie Price; June 22, 1916 – May 28, 1996) was an American author best known for her religious and self-help books, and later for her historical novels which were set in the American South. Biography Eugenia Price was ...

(1916–1996), American authoress * Eugenia Rasponi (1873-1958), Italian noblewoman, suffragist, and businesswoman * Eugenia Ravasio (1907-1990), Italian Catholic nun and mystic *

Eugenia Shi-Chia Chang Professor Eugenia Shi-Chia Chang () is a Member of Parliament of the Inkatha Freedom Party in the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was the president of China Garments Manufacturing (now C ...

, South African Member of Parliament *

Eugenia Silva Eugenia Silva (born January 13, 1976) is a Spanish model. She has been the image of many fashion houses such as Dolce & Gabbana and Oscar de la Renta. Career Her first fashion contact was in 1992, when Eugenia Silva was 16. She competed in th ...

(born 1976) Spanish model * Eugenia Smith (1899–1997), claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia *

Eugenia Tsoumani-Spentza Eugenia Tsoumani-Spentza (died 6 December 2020) was a Greek politician who served as a MP. References Date of birth missing 2020 deaths Greek politicians Politicians from Athens {{Greece-politician-stub ...

(died 2020), Greek politician * Eugenia Tymoshenko (born 1980), Ukrainian entrepreneur and activist *

Eugenia Volodina Eugenia "Zhenya" Volodina (September 23, 1984, russian: Евгения Володина) is a Russian model. Volodina started her career in 1998 and later in the 2000 she was signed by a Parisian modelling agency. Volodina managed to carry the ...

(born 1984), Russian supermodel * Eugenia Washington (1938-1900), Catholic historian, civil servant, and one of the founders of Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America *

Eugenia Yuan Eugenia Yuan is an American actress and former rhythmic gymnast who has won a Hong Kong Film Award. Early life On January 22, 1976, Yuan was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles county, California. Yuan's mother is Cheng Pei-pei, an actress wh ...

(born 1976), American gymnast and actress *

Eugenia Zukerman Eugenia Rich Zukerman (born September 25, 1944, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American flutist, writer, and journalist. An internationally renowned flute virtuoso, Zukerman has been performing with major orchestras and at major music festivals i ...

(born 1944), American flutist

Fictional characters

* Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a protagonist in ''The Help'' * Eugenia Randolph Lord, a character in '' One Life to Live'' * Eugenia Dermody, a character in season 1 of ''

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'' * Eugenia, a minor character in season 1 and 2 of ''

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