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Eugene Pronunciation
Eugene is pronounced YOO-jeen, IPA /ˈjudʒin/.
YOO-jeen
US /ˈjudʒin/
Syllables: YOO · jeen (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (a man's name): A man's given name from Greek, meaning well born, and the name of a city in Oregon.
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Two Ways to Say Eugene
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- end-stressed, yoo-JEEN: /juˈdʒin/ (yoo-JEEN)
Eugene in a Sentence
- Eugene met us at the airport in Portland.
- The university sits at the south end of Eugene.
- Eugene O'Neill wrote most of his late plays in Massachusetts.
Common Mispronunciations of Eugene
Not OO-jeen
Slip a y in front of the oo, which is what the eu spelling asks for in Europe and eulogy too.
Not YOO-jen
The gene at the close holds a long ee, matching the word gene itself.
Tip: Both stressings are current: YOO-jeen is usual for the Oregon city and yoo-JEEN for the name in Britain. The French Eugene, written with an accent, is uh-ZHEN.
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