Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + Sanskrit (Sanskrit language)-Ajah/Janm "born." Variants include Eugénia (Portuguese), Eugénie (French), Eugènia (Catalan), Uxía (Galician), Evgenia (Greek: Ευγενία), Eugenija (Lithuanian) and Yevgeniya or Yevgenia (Russian: Евгения).
Many people have had this name, including:
Saint Eugenia of Rome, died 258
Blessed Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), a saint
Princess Eugenie of York (born 1990), British royalty
Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633), daughter of Philip II of Spain
Eugenia Bonetti, 21st century, Italian nun
Eugênia Câmara (1837–1879), Portuguese actress
Dame Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), Prime Minister of Dominica
Evgenia Kanaeva (born 1990), Russian rhythmic gymnast, Two-time Olympic champion
Eugenia Kisimova (1831–1885) Bulgarian women's rights activist
Eugenia Errázuriz (1860–1951), Chilean patron of the arts
Eugenia Manolidou (born 1975), Greek composer and conductor
Evgenia Medvedeva (born 1999), Russian ladies figure skater
Eugenia de Montijo (1826–1920), wife of Napoleon III of France
Eugenia Popa (born 1973), Romanian gymnast
Eugenia Popescu-Județ (1925–2011), Romanian dancer
Eugenia Price (1916–1996), American author
Eugenia Smith (1899–1997) claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet
Eugenia Volodina (born 1984), Russian supermodel
Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg (1887–1969), consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904–1977), Russian historian and writer
Yevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Soviet (Ukrainian) World War II female combat pilot
Genė Galinytė (born 1945), Lithuanian rower
Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American film and stage actress
