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Eugenia

English translation/equivalent: Eugenia, Jennifer

Origin: Derived from the Greek name Eughenios, formed from eughenés, "well-born, of good birth, nobel," composed from eu "well, good" and ghenéa "birth, family, origin."

Name Day/Onomastico: December 25—in honor of the maiden St. Eugeniam martyred in Rome in 262.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Eugenio

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