Name
GENE

Name GENE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 129,570 births of Gene in the countries below, which represents an average of 912 births of children bearing the first name Gene per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 77 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Gene   
In Italiano Nome Gene   
Available variant : Gené


Information about the first name Gene

The first name Gene is listed in our categories :The first name Gene has been assigned to:
96.67% to boys
3.33% to girls
The country where the first name Gene is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Gene in Japanese *

Romajijiin
Katakanaジーン
Hiraganaじーん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Gene in Japanese
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Gene in sign language

Gene in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gene

US English
Etymology src :
  • From German Gen, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). Coined by the Danish biologist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen in a German-language publication, from the last syllable of pangene.
Anagrams src :
  • Enge
Noun src :
  • gene (plural genes)
  • (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
  • Coordinate term: cistron
  • (molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːn/
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: jēn, IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • Homophones: Gene, Jean
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • pangene
Noun (See also) src :
  • locus
  • allele
  • dominant
  • recessive
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • In the simplest case and in principle, a gene locus is supposed to be the physical reality corresponding to the theoretical gene unit of heredity; in practice, things are far more complicated and confused, which is well known and acknowledged. However, these questions are the subject of still very active scientific research, as well as the topic of both scientific and philosophical questions, especially on the real compatibility between both senses of the term.
General
Proper noun src :
  • Gene
  • A diminutive of Eugene, also used as a formal male given name.
ES Spanish
Noun src :
  • gene m (plural genes)
  • gene
  • Synonym: gen
Middle Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz.
Determiner src :
  • gêne
  • that over there, yonder
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeːnə/
Determiner (Descendants) src :
  • Dutch: geen
PT Portuguese
Noun src :
  • gene m (plural genes)
  • (genetics) gene
Pronunciation src :
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ne
  • Rhymes: -eni
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • genética
  • genético
Turkish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Turkic *yana (“again”), from Proto-Turkic *yan- (“to return, turn back”).
Adverb src :
  • gene
  • (colloquial) again
  • Synonym: yine
Noun src :
  • gene
  • dative singular of gen
RO Romanian
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gene f
  • inflection of genă:
  • indefinite plural
  • indefinite genitive/dative singular
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gene f
  • inflection of geană:
  • indefinite plural
  • indefinite genitive/dative singular
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒene]
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • From German Gen.
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gene m (plural geni)
  • (genetics) gene
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gene f pl
  • plural of gena
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛne
  • Hyphenation: gè‧ne
NL Dutch
Adjective src :
  • gene
  • inflection of geen:
  • masculine/feminine singular attributive
  • definite neuter singular attributive
  • plural attributive
Anagrams src :
  • geen, neeg, nege
Pronunciation src :
  • Rhymes: -eːnə
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From French gêne.
Noun src :
  • gene c (singular definite genen, plural indefinite gener)
  • inconvenience, nuisance (something that bothers)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /sjeːnə/, [ˈɕeːnə]
DE German
Noun src :
  • Gene
  • nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Gen
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːnə/
 

Popularity of the name Gene

Number of GENE births per year

Total births of Gene by country

Births with the first name Gene
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
122,919
3,872
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
631
8
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
635
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
150
410
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
463
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
208
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
49
10
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
54
3
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
40
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
28
4
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
25
1
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
19
6
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
13
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
10
3
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
4
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
1
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
1
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
0
1

Total births of Gene by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Gene
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
33
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
32
0
IEIreland
2022
6
0
DEGermany
2022
5
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Gene

Personalities with the first name Gene

There are 123 personalities with the first name Gene


Gene Wilder
(Jerome Silberman) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Writer Comedian Stage actor Film director Film producer Director Television actor Diarist


Demi Moore
(Demetria Gene Guynes) src

United states of america
Actor Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Model Television actor Film actor


Bruno Mars
(Peter Gene Hernandez) src

United states of america
Record producer Musician Songwriter Multi-instrumentalist Music video director Voice actor Dancer


Gene Kelly
(Eugene Curran Kelly) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Singer Stage actor Choreographer Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor Director Dancer


Gene Hackman
src

United states of america
Author Racing automobile driver Film actor


Larry David
(Lawrence Gene David) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Writer Comedian Television producer Television director Voice actor Film producer Television actor Film actor


Gene Roddenberry
src

United states of america
Film producer Novelist Science fiction writer Screenwriter Television producer Executive producer Aircraft pilot


Eugene Cernan
(Eugene Andrew Cernan) src

United states of america
Astronaut Businessperson Fighter pilot Aerospace engineer Naval officer Autobiographer Naval aviator


Hulk Hogan
(Terry Eugene Bollea) src

United states of america
Professional wrestler


Gene Tierney
(Gene Eliza Tierney) src

United states of america
Actor Character actor Stage actor Television actor Film actor Autobiographer



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Gene
Full list of personalities with the first name Gene

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Gene

There are 1120 actors and actresses with the first name Gene
Gene Austin
Gene Hollins-Werry
Gene Biscontini
Gene Wexler
Gene Nelson
Gene Mack Daniels
Gene Streeper
Gene Gray
Gene Dzielak
Gene Farber
Gene Gregorits
Gene Siudut
Gene Shieh
Gene Thomas
Gene Gabriel
Gene Snisky
Gene Landry
Gene Borthwick
Gene Patrick
Gene Kato
Gene Arrington
Gene 'Groove' Allen
Gene Lythgow
Gene Profanato
Gene Jarvis
Gene Murrell
Gene Anthony Ray
Gene Andrusco
Gene Lebrock
Gene 'Bean' Baxter

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Gene
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Gene

Rankings of first name GENE by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#556IE Ireland2022
#957GB United Kingdom2021
#2053US United State of America2022
#3948DE Germany2022
#4963CH Switzerland2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name GENE (female) births over the last year available in each country