/ Dictionary / Index E Eugene: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Eu•gene Pronunciation: (y-jēn' or, for 2, y'jēn), [key] a city in W Oregon. 105,624. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.” Eu•gène Pronunciation: (œ-zhen'), [key] (François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan), 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: eugene (Thesaurus) euflavine Eugene I Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language