Eugen
- Meaning:
- Well-born, noble
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Eugen
From Greek Eugenios ('well-born, noble'). Borne by Prince Eugene of Savoy, who fought the Ottomans, and by Croatian revolutionary Eugen Kvaternik.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 4 · March 7 · June 2
Popularity with newborns
Eugen has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
963 people in Croatia are called Eugen, according to the 2021 census. That is #538 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Eugen is recorded in 18 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Notable people called Eugen
- Eugen Kvaternik — 19th-century Croatian politician and revolutionary
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.