Details for the forename Eugénie

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Eugénie (female)


Variants:	Eugenia (F)
Pet Name(s):	Gene (F) Jennie (F)
Masculine form:	Eugene (M)

Source(s):	"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication [MG]
Notes:	French feminine form of Eugene [q.v.], from Old French and Greek "well-born, noble". Pet names for Eugénie tend to be personal or family ones. However one correspondent [MG] reports "Jennie" being used and the real name being secret for a whole lifetime!