First names in Hebrew

First name Eugene: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוג׳ין

Gematria value: 79

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eugene is written יוג׳ין

Meaning and origin

What does Eugene mean?

Meaning: "well-born"
Origin: Greek

Eugene comes from the Greek Eugenios, made of eu, "well, good", and genos, "birth": "well-born, of noble birth". It was widely given in America in the early twentieth century. Gene is its short form.

Gematria

Eugene = 79

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוג׳ין has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total79

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Eugene, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Eugene, in nine pages

• Eugene, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Eugene
• Eugene, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Eugene in three answers

How do you write Eugene in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eugene is written יוג׳ין.

What is the gematria value of Eugene?
Written יוג׳ין, Eugene is worth 79: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Eugene mean?
Well-born (origin: Greek). Eugene comes from the Greek Eugenios, made of eu, "well, good", and genos, "birth": "well-born, of noble birth". It was widely given in America in the early twentieth century. Gene is its short form.