Evgenia

Evgenia represents a modern Greek form of the name Eugenia, which is understood as the feminine variant of Eugen and has its origin in the ancient Greek Eugénios (εὐγένιος). The name is translated as 'the well-born,' 'the noble-born,' or 'of good descent.'

What does the name Evgenia mean?

Evgenia is the contemporary Greek variant of the name Eugenia, a feminine derivation of Eugen, which traces back to the ancient Greek Eugénios (εὐγένιος). The name can be translated as 'the well-born,' 'the noble-born,' or 'of good descent.' The roots of the name are found in ancient Greek and consist of two parts: the first element eû (εὖ) means 'good.' The second component can either come from genés (γενής) – 'born' – or from génos (γένος) – 'the race' or 'the descent.' The name gained popularity through the veneration of Saint Eugenia of Rome, a Christian martyr from the 3rd century. In the German-speaking world, the name became popular in the 18th century, particularly due to Prince Eugen of Savoy. The Icelandic spelling is Evgenía. Other variants include Eugena, Eugenie, Eugenija, Eugenya, Eugenoula, Evgeniya, Jevgenija, Evgenija, Efgenia, Ewgenia, Genia, Gena, Jenia, Uxia, Yevgeniya, Yevgenia, and Zhenya.

Where does the name Evgenia come from?

The name Evgenia has ancient Greek roots and means 'the well-born.' The word components consist of eû (εὖ), which means 'good,' and genés (γενής), which means 'born' or génos (γένος), which means 'the race' or 'the descent.' The name is widespread in Bulgarian, Greek, Icelandic, and Russian languages.

How do you pronounce Evgenia?

Evgenia is pronounced approximately as 'Ev-geh-nia.'

When is the name day of Evgenia?

The name days for Evgenia are February 7, March 9, September 26, and December 25.

Popularity

In Germany, Evgenia is a rare first name. Currently, it ranks 5,884th among the most common female first names. The name reached its highest position in 2008 at rank 933. In the last ten years, Evgenia has been given about 70 times, placing it 3,170th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 2,933rd.

Nicknames & pet names

Enia / Enjuscha / Eva / Eve / Evi / Geenie / Genia / Schenija / Shena / Zhenja / Zhenya

Similar first names

Famous people

• Calliope Evgenia Torres (doctor in the series Grey's Anatomy)
• Eleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou (American swimmer)
• Evgenia Antipova (Russian artist)
• Evgenia Baykova (artist from Russia)
• Evgenia Fakinou (Greek writer)
• Evgenia Fölsche (pianist from Russia)
• Evgenia Kanaeva (Russian rhythmic gymnast)
• Evgenia Kulikovskaya (tennis player from Russia)
• Evgenia Linetskaya (Russian tennis player)
• Evgenia Medvedeva (figure skater)
• Evgenia Obraztsova (Russian ballet dancer)
• Evgenia Romanyuta (cyclist from Russia)
• Evgenia Rubinova (German pianist)
• Evgenia Smolyaninova (Russian singer)
• Evgenia Tur (Russian writer)
• Evgenia Ukolova (beach volleyball player from Russia)
• Evgenia Vlasova (Ukrainian singer)