Efgenia

The first name Efgenia is a modern Greek spelling of Eugenia, the female form of the name Eugen, which originates from the ancient Greek Eugénios (εὐγένιος). It translates to 'the noble born', 'the happy born', 'the polite', or 'of good family'.

What does the name Efgenia mean?

Efgenia is a modern Greek variant of Eugenia, considered the female counterpart of the name Eugen. It derives from the ancient Greek term Eugénios (εὐγένιος). Literally, the name can be translated as 'the noble born', 'the happy born', 'the polite', or 'of good descent'. The roots of the name are found in ancient Greek and consist of two parts. The first component, eû (εὖ), means 'good', while the second part comes either from genés (γενής) meaning 'born' or from génos (γένος) meaning 'the race' or 'the descent'. The name gained popularity through the veneration of Saint Eugenia of Rome, a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. In the German-speaking world, Efgenia became particularly known in the 18th century through Prince Eugen of Savoy. There are numerous variants of the name, including Eugena, Eugenie, Eugenija, Eugenya, Eugenoula, Evgeniya, Evgenia, Jevgenija, Ewgenia, Genia, Gena, Jenia, Uxia, Yevgeniya, Yevgenia, and Zhenya.

Where does the name Efgenia come from?

Efgenia is a female first name with ancient Greek roots, meaning 'the noble born'.

How do you pronounce Efgenia?

Ef-gen-ia

When is the name day of Efgenia?

The name days of Efgenia are celebrated on February 7, March 9, September 26, and December 25.

Popularity

In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Efgenia is particularly common in certain regions. In Germany, the name is mainly found in Lower Saxony (100.0%). In Austria, it is prevalent in Upper Austria and Vorarlberg (50.0% each). In Switzerland, it has a distribution of 33.3% in the cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, and Nidwalden. If you are named Efgenia, it would be helpful if you could share your home region to complete the statistics.

Nicknames & pet names

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