Eugene

(yo̵o jēn′, yo̵̅o̅′jēn)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Gene; fem. Eugenia

Origin: Fr Eugène < L Eugenius < Gr Eugenios < eugenēs, well-born: see eu- & genus

Eugene, Prince (François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan) 1663-1736; Austrian general, born in France

city in W Oreg.: pop. 138,000

Origin: after Eugene Skinner, early settler

See Eugene in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of western Oregon on the Willamette River south of Salem. It is the seat of the University of Oregon (founded 1872). Population: 146,000.

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