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Meaning & Origins
From the Old French form of the Greek name Eugenios (from eugenēs ‘well-born, noble’). This name was borne by various early saints, notably a 5th-century bishop of Carthage, a 7th-century bishop of Toledo, and four popes. It is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Irish Eóghan and has also been used as an Anglicized form of the Irish name Aodh.
| 232nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish (Fontánez): variant spelling of Galician Fontanes, a habitational name from either of the two places in Pontevedra province named Fontanes, from the plural of fontán ‘spring’.
| 9,120th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Eugenio, Eugen, Eugenia, Eugenie, Eugena, Eugeni, Eugeny, Eugenea, Eugean, Eugennie
Fontenot, Fontaine, Fontana, Fontes, Fonte, Font, Fontanilla, Fontenette, Fontan, Fontanella
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