Eugene

[Bennydog]

Thoughts on name Eugene.

Really don't like it sorry. It brings to mind a nerdy 1950's USA college student.

Pink Floyd. Careful With That Axe, Eugene.

It works for Billie Piper and Betty from Mad Men.

Not one for me but if you like it, go ahead and use it. Better than another Tom or Harry or Max - I like to see something different!

Really dislike - I imagine a geeky teenager. Much prefer Ton, Harry or Max!

Ugly, ugly, ugly name. It's ugly, as well.

Gene is OK, but not Euge :o

Skinny, geeky, spotty teen image...

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The nerd from Grease. American. I usually like "out there" names, but this one is too far out for me, sorry.

Quite nice in a retro sort of way!

I'm with Badgerina the character from Grease totally put me off this name.

Yeah, Grease ruined that name for a whole generation....

And Betty's Dad who she named the baby after was an arse, too.

Gene is good, though.

I agree with most folk. It's dreadful. Sorry.

Didn't mean that to sound too stark! But I'm not keen on this name.

Gene is fine - Hunt and sweet Vincent. Eugene on the other hand is my friends ancient Irish bachelor uncle.
Duncan is a fab name though.

I like Gene, Eugene is an odd character on Hey Arnold (awesome cartoon of the late 90s) to me.
Sorry!

I really like it - it was on our shortlist but we chose Dexter in the end.

Gene is OK, Eugene is a little on the 'socially maladjusted' side.

my dp loves this name and wanted it each time we had a boy, i said NO NO NO! sorry really dont like it!

How about Eric?

TBH I do quite like it. Gene is cool, and if he wasn't keen on that he could be Hugh at a stretch. It's just ... if he did turn out to be a fatso ... they'd call him Huge. Tis a risk!

Eugene...pretty nerdy and geeky, but actually on the geeky-cool side I think, and Gene rocks as a nickname.

I'd say yes.

I like Gene (actually I love it - it was our list but got a girl!), and Eugene is fine. Better than the myriad Charlie / Harry / Ben type names out there.

I don't really get the need to have a fashionable name at all. Fashions come and go, and choosing something 'cool' and 'on trend' today will probably result in them sounding very Wayne and Sharon-like in 20-30 years.

Pick a name you love. Who cares if it reminds someone of their friend's auntie's dog's best mate? Gene has so many positive namesakes:

Gene Roddenbery
Gene Wilder
Gene Hackman

Yep. Love it.