Given name
Jenő
“a wellborn man”
Jenő is a form of Eugene. One Greek interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jenő is a form of Eugene. One Greek interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jenő is a form of Eugene. Eugene has been associated with Old French and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Jenő’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Jenő has a diminutive in Jenci. Jenő shares a linguistic root with Eugene. In Hungarian usage, Jenő has a conventional equivalent in the German form Eugen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jenő has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jenő
- Eugene WignerHungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
- Jenő BuzánszkyHungarian footballer (1925-2015)
- Jenő FuchsHungarian fencer (1882–1955)
- Jenő FockHungarian politician (1916–2001)
- Jenő HubayHungarian musician (1858–1937)
- Jenő DalnokiHungarian association footballer and trainer (1932-2006)
- Jenő RejtőHungarian writer (1905–1943)
- Jenő JandóHungarian classical pianist1952–2023
- Jenő VinczeHungarian footballer (1908-1988)
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