Given name
Yevgeni
“a wellborn man”
Yevgeni is a variant of Yevgeny. In Russian use, Yevgeny carries the interpretation “a wellborn man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yevgeni is a variant of Yevgeny. In Russian use, Yevgeny carries the interpretation “a wellborn man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yevgeni is a form of Eugene. Eugene has been associated with Old French and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Yevgeni is used as a form of Eugene.
Yevgeni’s family of names
Yevgeni shares a linguistic root with Eugene. Yevgeni has a related form in Yevgeny. Yevgeni is a form of Eugene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Yevgeni
- Yevgeny BaratynskyRussian poet (1800-1844)
- Yevgeny MravinskySoviet Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988)
- Yevgeny ShevchukPresident of Transnistriaborn 1968
- Yevgeny KhaldeiSoviet photographer (1917–1997)1916–1997
- Evgeny Ustyugovformer Russian biathlete with doping activitiesborn 1985
- Yevgeni PreobrazhenskyRussian economist and politician (1886–1937)
- Evgeny BareevRussian-Canadian chess playerborn 1966
- Yevgeny GrishinSoviet Speed skater and track cyclist (1931–2005)
- Evgeny AlekseevRussian chess grandmasterborn 1985
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