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Gene (given name)

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Gene is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Eugene and Genevieve.

Gene
PronunciationJEEN
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Greek, French, and English
Word/name
Region of originGreece; France; England
Other names
Related namesEugene, Eugenia, Eugénie, Eugenio, Genevieve, Geneva

Notable people with the name include:

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Women

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  • Gene Anderson (actress) (1931–1965), English actress
  • Gene Bradford (1909–1937), American politician
  • Gene Damon (1933–2011), American writer and publisher
  • Gene Derwood (1909–1954), American poet and painter
  • Gene Field Foster (1917–1983), American carpenter, artist, anthropologist, ornithologist, and early Glen Canyon river runner
  • Genė Galinytė (born 1945), Lithuanian rower
  • Gene Grabeel (1920–2015), American mathematician and cryptanalyst
  • Gene Nora Jessen (1937–2024), American aviator and a member of Mercury 13
  • Gene Joseph, is a Wet'suwet'en Nadleh'dena First Nations librarian from Nagwilget, British Columbia
  • Gene Kemp (1926–2015), English author
  • Gene Kennicott (1883–1934), recorded her life in Colorado in early 19th century in rare photographic plates
  • Gene Kloss (1903–1996), American artist
  • Gene Miles (activist) (1930–1972), political activist from Trinidad and Tobago
  • Gene E. K. Pratter (1949–2024), American judge
  • Gene-Ann Polk (1926–2015), American physician and hospital administrator, director of pediatric ambulatory care at Harlem Hospital, and a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University
  • Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924), American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist
  • Gene Solia-Gibb (born 1983), Samoan New Zealand netball and rugby player
  • Gene Sherman (art specialist) (born 1947), philanthropist, academic and expert on art, fashion and architecture
  • Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American film and stage actress
  • Gene Weltfish (1902–1980), American anthropologist and historian

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