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

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with Standard language, standardizing the lan ...

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 Yevhen Oleksandrovych Cheberyachko ( ua, Євген Олександрович Чеберячко; born 19 June 1983) is a Ukrainian retired professional football defender. Cheberyachko was part of the Ukraine national under-21 football team t ...

, 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 Yevhen Ivanovych Drahunov ( uk, Євген Іванович Драгунов; russian: Евгений Иванович Драгунов; 13 February 1964 – 10 September 2001) was a Ukrainian professional football player. Club career He made h ...

, 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 Dece ...

, 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 h ...

(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. A ...

, 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 Yevhen Pisotskyi ( uk, Євген Валерійович Пісоцький; born 22 April 1987 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian people, Ukrainian midfielder who plays for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. Career Pi ...

(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 footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Ukraine national team. Club career Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Sha ...

, 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 in the Ukrainian Second League Ukrainian ...

, Ukrainian football striker *

Yevhen Shmakov Yevhen Viktorovych Shmakov ( ua, Євген Шмаков; born 7 June 1985) is a former professional Ukrainian football midfielder. Career He played for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League on loan from Dynamo Kyiv. On 22 August 2008, Ar ...

, Ukrainian football midfielder who is currently playing for Simurq PFC *

Evhen Tsybulenko Evhen Tsybulenko ( uk, Євген Цибуленко, b. 21. October 1972 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is an Estonian legal scholar of Ukrainian descent. He is professor of law at the Tallinn University of Technology and Kyiv International Universit ...

(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 personal ...

, Ukrainian hammer thrower *

Yevhen Yevseyev Yevhen Yevseyev ( uk, Євген Васильович Євсеєв; 16 April 1987 – 19 August 2011) was a professional Ukrainian football defender who played for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He was killed in a car accident i ...

(1987–2011), Ukrainian footballer

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