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Yevhen

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Yevhen
Yevhen is a popular Ukrainian name. Pictured: Ukrainian footballer Yevhen Pichkur.
GenderMale
Language(s)Ukrainian
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaning"well-born"

Yevhen (Ukrainian: Євге́н, romanizedJevhén [jeu̯ˈɦɛn]), also spelled Evhen, is a common Ukrainian given name. Its Old Church Slavonic form Евгении came from the Greek Εὐγένης, Εὐγένιος Eugenios (masculine form), names derived from the Greek adjective εὐγενής, literally "well-born".[1]

Yevhen is the Ukrainian equivalent of the English given name Eugene. People with the given name include

References

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  1. ^ "Євген" in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïns′koï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Mel′nychuk, 1982–2006.

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