Eugene

  

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Eugene

Definitions: Eugene

Eugene

Noun

1. Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736).

2. A city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Eugene" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be well born", "good", "well", "to be born".

Date "Eugene" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Synonym: Eugene

Synonym: Prince Eugene of Savoy (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Eugene

English words defined with "Eugene": Augustin Eugene ScribeBlenheimEugene Curran Kelly, Eugene Delacroix, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Eugene Ionesco, Eugene Luther Vidal, Eugene O'Neill, Eugene Ormandy, Eugene Paul Wigner, Eugene Sue, Eugene V. Debs, Eugene Victor Debs, Eugene WignerFerdinand Victor Eugene DelacroixGeorges Eugene Benjamin ClemenceauLouis Eugene Felix NeelPrince Eugene of Savoytheater of the absurd. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Eugene": AnarchistsBRIEUXEugene GreenFifteen decisive BattlesJEWkiller micropygriches. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Eugene" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (Eugene).

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Modern Usage: Eugene

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Here lies Thomas Eugene Paris, beloved mutant. (Star Trek: Voyager; writing credit: Douglas Day Stewart)

Gil, none of the women were invited to the paintball game, and we'd like to know why. (Levy, Eugene (I)@Gil Bender): Well, darn it, so would I! (Greg the Bunny; writing credit: Francesco Barilli)

Yeah, too bad, Eugene! (Grease; writing credit: Jim Jacobs; Warren Casey)

Movie/TV Titles

The Jeep Popeye Presents Eugene (1940)

Eugene Aram (1924)

The Dream of Eugene Aram (1923)

Eugene Aram (1915)

Eight Men Called Eugene (1996)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Eugene

DomainTitle

Books

  • Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Project, 1955-1958 (reference)

  • Eugene Atget: Paris 1857-1927 (reference)

  • Eugene Onegin and Other Poems: And Other Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) (reference)

  • Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics) (reference)

  • Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • W. Eugene Smith - Photography Made Difficult (reference)

  • Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Rozhdestvensky, Boylan, Glushchak, European Union Opera (reference)

  • Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten (Broadway Theatre Archive) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Eugene

Illustrations:
Eugene

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Photo Album: Eugene

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George Eugene Belknap 1832-1903.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A study in geometry - looking up a Bilby tower Station South Bend, Louisiana Traingulation Party of Eugene R. McCarthy.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Admiral Eugene Taylor, NOAA Corps.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Lieutenant Eugene Taylor observing with Bamberg instrument Astro party of Lieutenant Eugene Taylor.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Unloading a float plane - Ensign Eugene W. Richards on right.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Claudia Katko (63) and her husband Eugene (73) work on their flower garden outside their home in Ashliegh Heights, FL.Credit: USDA.

Materials engineer Patricia Bel-Berger and chemists Bill Goynes (center) and Eugene Blanchard examine scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) that show the structure of a white-speck nep. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Historic ruin in New Mexico, one of the buildings that makes up the Dripping Springs Resort in southern NM. Originally it was called Col. Eugene Van Patten's Mountain Camp named for the man who built it in the 1870's.Credit: Unknown.

Cheshire Mayrsohn, Botanist in the McKenzie Resource Area, Eugene District.Credit: John Craig.

Wildlife viewing platform at the West Eugene Wetlands Project Site.Credit: D. Huntington.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Eugene

AuthorQuotation

Eugene Delacroix

We work not only to produce but to give value to time.

Eugene Field

A mighty good sausage stuffer was spoiled when the man became a poet.
Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace.
All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when you get an easy thing, You find you haven't got it.

Eugene Ionesco

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.
Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide behind their clichTs.

Eugene J. Mccarthy

It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Eugene

TitleAuthorQuote

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Neil Simon

Laurie: Eugene! Your father wants us to go to the store.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Eugene

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Williams, Gordon H. and Dluhy, Robert G., "Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex," in Harnson's Principles of Internal Medicine, 11th edition, edited by Eugene Braunwald, Kurt J. Isselbacher, Robert G. Petersdorf, Jean D. Wilson, Joseph B. Martin, and Anthony S. Fauci. (references)

Business

The hair color market is fully controlled by leading Western manufacturers such as L'Oreal, Wella, Schwarzkopf, Eugene Perma, Revlon, Indola, Londa, etc. Not long ago world famous professional brands such as Michael John, Jean Claude Biguine, Selective, Profilock, Phyto, Aveda, Keune, Kydra, and JF Lazartiques were brought to the Russian market. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cote d'Ivoire

Under the Gbagbo Government, Freedom Neruda was named an ambassador, and Eugene Allou became Chief of Cabinet. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

In August 2000, the public prosecutor had gendarmes detain Notre Voie journalist Freedom Neruda and publisher Eugene Allou and bring them in for questioning. (references)

Human Rights

Togo

In its final report released in February, the U.N./OAU Commission of Inquiry reported the disappearance of the following six persons, previously unreported, each of whom was last seen under arrest by security forces in 1998: Koffi "Hitler" Akakpossa, last seen on December 22; Nicolas Assiongbon, last seen in October; Adrisse "Ringo" Djiewone, last seen on August 10; Yao Homawoo, last seen February 8; Kokou Akakpo, last seen February 7; Eugene Senyo, last seen February 7. There were no developments in the 1994 disappearance of David Bruce, a high-level Foreign Ministry employee sympathetic to the opposition, which remained under investigation by the Government. (references)

Political Rights

Togo

He replaced Eugene Koffi Adoboli, a former career U.N. officer who was not a member of the ruling party. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

RICHES, n. A gift from Heaven signifying, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." John D. Rockefeller The reward of toil and virtue. J.P. Morgan The sayings of many in the hands of one. Eugene Debs To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels that he can add nothing of value.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Eugene

"Eugene" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Eugene" is used about 200 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%20021,580

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Eugene

The following table summarizes the usage of "Eugene" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EugeneFirst name Female2,0002,993
EugeneFirst name Male230,00080
EugeneLast name2,0006,970
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Eugene

"Eugene" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be well born", "good", "well", "to be born".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Eugene."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
EugeneMaleEnglishN/A
EugeniaFemaleEnglishEugene
GeneMaleEnglishEugene
EugénieFemaleFrenchEugene
EugèneMaleFrenchEugene
EugenMaleGermanEugene
JenõMaleHungarianEugene
EugeniaFemaleItalianEugene
EugenioMaleItalianEugene
EugêniaFemalePortugueseEugene
EugênioMalePortugueseEugene
EugenMaleRomanianEugene
EugeniaFemaleRomanianEugene
EvgeniMaleRussianEugene
EugeniaFemaleSpanishEugene
EugenioMaleSpanishEugene
OwainMaleWelshEugene
OwainMaleWelsh MythologyEugene
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Cities: Eugene


1. Eugene, MO (town, FIPS 22798)
Location: 38.35373 N, 92.40341 W
Population (1990): 141 (72 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 65032
Country: USA


2. Eugene, OR (city, FIPS 23850)
Location: 44.05300 N, 123.11217 W
Population (1990): 112669 (47991 housing units)
Area: 98.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 97402, 97403, 97404, 97405
Country: USA

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Expressions: Eugene

Expressions using "Eugene": Augustin Eugene Scribe Eugene Curran Kelly Eugene Delacroix Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Eugene Ionesco Eugene Luther Vidal Eugene O'Neill Eugene Ormandy Eugene Paul Wigner Eugene Sue Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor Debs Eugene Wigner Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau Louis Eugene Felix Neel prince Eugene of Savoy. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Eugene

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  eugene oregon

3,565

  eugene weather

38

  eugene

319

  eugene field

37

  eugene register guard

281

  eugene oneill

35

  eugene emerald

113

  eugene carriere

33

  city of eugene

100

  eugene job

32

  eugene levy

92

  eugene or apartment

32

  eugene o neill

90

  gene eugene

31

  eugene oregon real estate

86

  eugene oregon university

31

  eugene newspaper

78

  eugene mccarthy

30

  eugene hotel

78

  eugene debs

29

  eugene oregon newspaper

76

  hotel eugene oregon

29

  eugene fulton

73

  eugene oneill theater

28

  eugene public library

73

  eugene oregon weather

27

  eugene delacroix

64

  register guard eugene oregon

26

  eugene airport

63

  eugene rental

26

  eugene ionesco

56

  eugene atget

25

  eugene o neill theater

50

  city of eugene oregon

25

  eugene weekly

50

  eugene oregon apartment

25

  eugene real estate

47

  eugene oregon airport

25

  eugene the jeep

43

  eugene security

24
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Eugene

Language Translations for "Eugene"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

尤金塞爾南 (Eugene Cernan). (various references)

   

German

  

Eugene. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eugeneay

   

Russian 

  

юджин, Евгений. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

judžin. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Eugene

Misspellings

"Eugene" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Augen, Celgene, Eigene, Eirene, Eogene, Ergene, Euenor, Euge, Eugeen, Eugena, Eugenes, Eugeni, eugenol, eugine, Eumenea, Eupen, Eusebe, Evgenny, Umgeni. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Eugene

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-n-u"

-2 letters: gene, genu.

-3 letters: eng, gee, gen, gnu, gun, nee.

-4 letters: en, ne, nu, un.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-n-u"
 

+2 letters: hegumene, merengue.

 

+3 letters: fenugreek, hegumenes, merengues, supergene, ungenteel.

 

+4 letters: effulgence, eigenvalue, enfleurage, fenugreeks, greenhouse, hegumenies, hugenesses, refulgence, resurgence, revengeful, supergenes.

 

+5 letters: beguilement, effulgences, eigenvalues, emmenagogue, enfleurages, genuflected, genuineness, gleefulness, greenhouses, meshuggener, mutageneses, refulgences, resurgences, seigneuries, squeegeeing, submergence, turgescence, unbeseeming, undelegated, unsegmented, vaguenesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Eugene


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 75 67 65 6E 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01110101 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#117 &#103 &#101 &#110 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0075 0067 0065 006E 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

398773718071

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Frequency
13. Names: Derived from
14. Cities
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Derivations
19. Anagrams
20. Orthography
21. Bibliography


  

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