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“noble, high-born”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Євген is a masculine given name documented in Ukrainian. English Wiktionary traces it to Byzantine Greek Εὐγένιος, with the stated meaning “noble, high-born”.
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Meaning: “noble, high-born”
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “noble, high-born”).
[1] ukrainische Variante von Eugen
De Євгеній, Jevheniï.
Происходит от др.-греч. Εὑγένιος, далее от прил. εὐγενής «родовитый, знатный, благородный», далее из εὖ «хорошо; добро, благо» + γένος «род; происхождение», далее из праиндоевр. *gene- «рождать; рождаться».
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military commander of the UNR army and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement (1891-1938)
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