Yevhen ( uk, Євге́н, Jevhén ), also spelled Evhen, is a common Ukrainian given name. Its

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form ''Евгении'' came from the

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''Eugenios'' (masculine form), names derived from the Greek adjective , literally "well-born"."Євген" in
Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïns′koï Movy
' (''Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language''), O.S. Mel′nychuk, 1982–2006. Yevhen is the Ukrainian equivalent of the English given name Eugene. People with the given name include *

Yevhen Adamtsevych Yevhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych (19 December 19041 January 1972) was a prominent blind Ukrainian bandurist. Biography Yevhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych was born in the village of Solonytsia on 1 January 1904, not far from the town of Lubny, in ...

, blind Ukrainian kobzar-bandurist *

Yevhen Apryshko Yevhen Anatoliovych Apryshko ( uk, Євген Анатолійович Апришко; born 23 January 1985) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian Association football, football midfielder currently playing for Ukrainian Second League club FC Kremin Kremench ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Baryshnikov Yevhen Vitaliyovych Baryshnikov ( ua, Євген Віталійович Баришніков; born 1 August 1988) is a Ukrainian football manager and retired defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association fo ...

, a Ukrainian football defensive midfielder who plays for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih *

Yevhen Braslavets Yevhen Anatoliyovych Braslavets ( uk, Євген Анатолійович Браславець; born 11 September 1972 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 class at t ...

, Ukrainian sailor and Olympic champion *

Yevhen Bredun Yevhen Bredun ( uk, Євген Бредун); Yevgeniy Bredun (russian: Евге́ний Дми́триевич Бреду́н; born 10 September 1982) is a Ukrainian (until 2015), Russian former footballer. Career Bredun began his professiona ...

, Ukrainian football defender who plays for FC Sevastopol * Yevhen Budnik, Ukrainian football midfielder for Metalist Kharkiv * Yevhen Cheberyachko, Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Chepurnenko Yevhen Kostyantynovych Chepurnenko ( uk, Євген Костянтинович Чепурненко; born 6 September 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Desna Chernihiv In 2015, he returned to FC Des ...

, Ukrainian football striker who plays for FC Lviv *

Yevhen Chernenko Yevhen Vasylovych Chernenko ( uk, Євген Васильович Черненко; 5 October 1934 – 3 January 2007) was a Ukrainian archaeologist. He was Professor of Archaeology at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and an inte ...

, Ukrainian archaeologist * Yevhen Drahunov, Ukrainian footballer * Yevhen Fedorovych Stankovych, Ukrainian composer *

Yevhen Hrebinka Yevhen Pavlovych Hrebinka ( uk, link=no, Євген Павлович Гребінка; russian: link=no, Евге́ний Па́влович Гребёнка) (2 February 1812, Ubizhyshche (today – Marianivka), Poltava Governorate - 15 Dec ...

, Ukrainian romantic, writer and poet *

Yevhen Hutsalo Yevhen Hutsalo (14 January 1937 – 4 July 1995 ) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist. Biography Hutsalo was born in Staryi Zhyvotiv, Vinnytsia oblast. He graduated from the Nizhyn Pedagogical Institute in 1959, and was first published in 19 ...

, Ukrainian writer and journalist *

Yevhen Khacheridi Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi ( uk, Євген Григорович Хачеріді, el, Ευγένιος Χατσερίδης, ''Evgenios Chatseridis''; born 28 July 1987) is a Ukrainian footballer. Club career Dynamo Kyiv In 2010 he moved ...

, Ukrainian footballer *

Evhen Khytrov Evhen Khytrov ( ua, Євген Ігорович Хитров; born 18 August 1988) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. Khytrov won the gold medal at Middleweight division at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. Khytrov was also 20 ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian boxer *

Yevhen Konoplyanka Yevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka ( uk, Євген Олегович Коноплянка; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Ukraine national team. He began ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Konovalets Yevhen Mykhailovych Konovalets ( uk, Євген Михайлович Коновалець; June 14, 1891 – May 23, 1938), also anglicized as Eugene Konovalets, was a military commander of the Ukrainian National Republic army, veteran of the Uk ...

(1891–1938), Ukrainian military commander and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement *

Yevhen Kucherevskyi Yevhen Mefodiyovych Kucherevskyi ( uk, Євген Мефодiйoвич Кучеревський, russian: Евгений Мефодьевич Кучеревский) (6 August 1941 – 26 August 2006) was a Ukrainian football coach. He is most f ...

, Ukrainian football coach *

Yevhen Kushnaryov Yevhen Petrovych Kushnaryov ( uk, Євген Петрович Кушнарьов, ) (January 29, 1951 – January 17, 2007) was a prominent Ukrainian politician of the post-Soviet era. Kushnaryov was considered one of the chief ideologues of the ...

, Ukrainian politician *

Yevhen Lapinsky Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky ( uk, Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the ...

, Ukrainian volleyball player *

Yevhen Lemeshko Yevhen Lemeshko ( uk, Євген Пилипович Лемешко; 11 December 1930 – 2 June 2016) was a Ukrainian football coach and chairman of the Council of Veteran Footballers. He started his football career as a player for FC Dynamo Kyiv, ...

, Ukrainian football coach *

Yevhen Levchenko Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko, also known as Evgeniy Levchenko ( uk, Євген Вікторович Левченко; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian-Dutch footballer. The main participa ...

, Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Lozynskyi Yevhen Lozynskyi ( uk, Євген Петрович Лозинський; born 7 February 1982 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for FC Poltava. Lozynskyi began his playing career with ...

, Ukrainian football defender who plays for FC Zorya Luhans *

Yevhen Lutsenko Yevhen Valentynovych Lutsenko (born 10 November 1980) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder. Club career Lutsenko began playing in the Dynamo Kyiv football school, before moving to Belgium to continue his training with R.S.C. ...

, Ukrainian footballer who plays for SC Tavriya Simferopol *

Yevhen Lysytsyn Yevhen Anatoliyovych Lysytsyn ( uk, Євген Анатолійович Лисицин; russian: Евгений Анатольевич Лисицын; born 16 July 1981) is a former Ukrainian professional footballer. Club career He made his debu ...

, Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Marchuk Yevhen Kyrylovych Marchuk ( uk, Євге́н Кири́лович Марчу́к; 28 January 1941 – 5 August 2021) was a Ukrainian politician, intelligence officer, and general who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Ukraine after its indep ...

, Ukrainian statesman and politician * Yevhen Novak, a Ukrainian footballer who plays for FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv * Yevhen Pavlov, Ukrainian football striker who plays for FC Volyn Lutsk *

Yevhen Petrushevych Yevhen Omelyanovych Petrushevych ( uk, Євге́н Омеля́нович Петруше́вич; June 3, 1863 in Busk, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Kronland of Austro-Hungary – August 29, 1940 in Berlin, Germany) was a Ukrainian law ...

, Ukrainian lawyer, politician and president of the Western Ukrainian National Republic * Yevhen Pisotskyi (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Pokhlebayev Yevhen Vasylyovych Pokhlebaev ( uk, Євген Васильович Похлєбаєв; russian: Евгений Васильевич Похлебаев; born 25 November 1971 in Poltava) is a retired Ukraine, Ukrainian Association football, footb ...

, Ukrainian footballer * Yevhen Pronenko (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Rudakov Yevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov (russian: Евгений Васильевич Рудаков; 2 January 1942 – 21 December 2011) was a Ukrainian footballer of Russian origin who played as a goalkeeper. In 1971, he was recognized as the Best Ukrain ...

(1942–2011), Ukrainian football goalkeeper *

Yevhen Seleznyov Yevhen Oleksandrovych Seleznyov ( uk, Євген Олександрович Селезньов; born 20 July 1985) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mynai. He previously played three spells at Shakhtar Donetsk, ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Selin Yevhen Serhiyovych Selin (Ukrainian: Євген Сергійович Селін; born 9 May 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Chornomorets Odesa. Club career Selin was born in Voroshylovh ...

, Ukrainian football defender who plays for Vorskla Poltava *

Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko ( uk, Євген Семененко, born 17 July 1984) is a Ukrainian triple jumper. He finished twelfth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, but without reaching the fi ...

, Ukrainian triple jumper *

Yevhen Shakhov (footballer born 1962) Yevhen Serhiyovych Shakhov (born 6 August 1962, in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he works as an assistant coach with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. His son Yevhen Yevhenovych Shakhov is a profe ...

, Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Shakhov (footballer born 1990) Yevhen Yevhenovych Shakhov ( uk, Євген Євгенович Шахов; born 30 November 1990) is a Ukrainian professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Ukraine national football team, Ukraine nat ...

, Ukrainian footballer * Evhen Shapoval (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Yevhen Shevchenko Yevhen Shevchenko ( ua, Євген Шевченко; born 16 October 1987 in Dniprodzerzhynsk) is a Ukrainian football striker. He is tall. He weighs . Club history He played for FC Kremin Kremenchuk Football Club Kremin Kremenchuk ( uk , ...

, Ukrainian football striker * Yevhen Shmakov, Ukrainian football midfielder who is currently playing for Simurq PFC * Evhen Tsybulenko (born 1972), Estonian professor of international law *

Yevhen Vynohradov Yevhen Valeriyovych Vynohradov ( uk, Євген Валерійович Виноградов; born 30 April 1984 in Vasylkiv) is a Ukrainian hammer thrower. He was born in the Kyiv Oblast, in the Ukrainian republic of the Soviet Union. His perso ...

, Ukrainian hammer thrower * Yevhen Yevseyev (1987–2011), Ukrainian footballer

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