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Yevgeny

Yevgeny proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).

Proper noun

Yevgeny

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).
    • In an interview with exiled Russian journalist Alexander Plyushchev on Wednesday, Remeslo explained that he had first become disillusioned with Putin after Yevgeny Prigozhin, co-founder of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, led a failed mutiny against Moscow in 2023.2026 March 19, “Pro-war blogger reportedly receiving psychiatric care after ‘unprecedented’ break with Kremlin”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe

Origin of Yevgeny

Borrowed from Russian Евге́ний (Jevgénij), from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios). Doublet of Eugene and Eugenius.

Questions about Yevgeny

What does Yevgeny mean?
Yevgeny means a transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).
What part of speech is Yevgeny?
Yevgeny is a proper noun.

Words near Yevgeny in the dictionary

  1. Yeungs
  2. Yeuns
  3. yeurgh
  4. Yevak
  5. Yevanic
  6. Yevgeny
  7. Yevhen
  8. Yevlakh
  9. Yevpatoria
  10. yew
  11. yew pine

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