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 258Blessed Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), a saintPrincess Eugenie of York (born 1990), British royaltyIsabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633), daughter of Philip II of SpainEugenia Bonetti, 21st century, Italian nunEugênia Câmara (1837–1879), Portuguese actressDame Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), Prime Minister of DominicaEvgenia Kanaeva (born 1990), Russian rhythmic gymnast, Two-time Olympic championEugenia Kisimova (1831–1885) Bulgarian women's rights activistEugenia Errázuriz (1860–1951), Chilean patron of the artsEugenia Manolidou (born 1975), Greek composer and conductorEvgenia Medvedeva (born 1999), Russian ladies figure skaterEugenia de Montijo (1826–1920), wife of Napoleon III of FranceEugenia Popa (born 1973), Romanian gymnastEugenia Popescu-Județ (1925–2011), Romanian dancerEugenia Price (1916–1996), American authorEugenia Smith (1899–1997) claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaMaría Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poetEugenia Volodina (born 1984), Russian supermodelVictoria Eugenia of Battenberg (1887–1969), consort of King Alfonso XIII of SpainYevgenia Ginzburg (1904–1977), Russian historian and writerYevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Soviet (Ukrainian) World War II female combat pilotGenė Galinytė (born 1945), Lithuanian rowerGene Tierney (1920–1991), American film and stage actress