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Also known as Jenö, Jenő (first name), Jenő (given name)

Jenő () is a Hungarian male given name, equivalent to Eugene. In Austria and Germany the name is often simplified to Jenö (which in Hungarian is a shorter vowel) and pronounced as German umlaut ö. Jenő is also the legendary founder of one of Hungary's original tribes, and the name of that tribe. Since the 19th century it became a variant of Eugen.

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Jenő (given name)

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  • Hungarian form Jenő
  • German form Jenö
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Jenő () is a Hungarian male given name, equivalent to Eugene. In Austria and Germany the name is often simplified to Jenö (which in Hungarian is a shorter vowel) and pronounced as German umlaut ö. Jenő is also the legendary founder of one of Hungary's original tribes, and the name of that tribe. Since the 19th century it became a variant of Eugen.

== People== === Hungarian form Jenő === Jenő, one of the seven princes after which were named the seven Magyar tribes Jenő, Eugene of Savoy, Austrian rescuer of Hungary and national hero Jenő Ábrahám (1903–1973), Hungarian and Yugoslav international football player Jenő Barcsay (1900–1988), Hungarian painter Jenő Bódi (born 1963), Hungarian wrestler Jenő Bory (1879–1959), Hungarian architect and sculptor Jenő Brandi (1913–1980), Hungarian water polo player Jenő Buzánszky (1925–2015), Hungarian footballer Jenő Csaknády (1924–2001), Hungarian footballer and writer Jenő Dalnoki (1932–2006),Hungarian footballer (1903–1972), Hungarian film cameraman (1897/99–1944/45), Transylvanian Hungarian painter (1921–2011), Hungarian archaeologist and numismatist Jenő Fock (1916–2001), Hungarian communist politician Jenő Fuchs (1882–1955), Hungarian Olympic champion fencer (1906–1980), Hungarian composer (1944–2009), Hungarian historian Jenő Hámori (economist), Hungarian economist Jenő Hámori (fencer) (1933–2025), Hungarian fencer Jenő Hubay (1858–1937), Hungarian violinist und composer Jenő Huszka (1875–1960),Hungarian composer Jenő Jandó (1952–2023), Hungarian pianist Jenő Janovics (1872–1945), Hungarian film pioneer Jenő Kalmár (1908–1990),Hungarian footballer and trainer Jenő Károly (1886–1926), Hungarian footballer and trainer Jenő Konrád (1894–1978), Hungarian footballer and trainer (1860–1942), Hungarian doctor and amateur astronomer (1878–1919), Hungarian revolutionary, lawyer and politician (1885–1936), Hungarian Transylvanian painter Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943), Hungarian writer Jenő Takács (1902–2005), Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist (1909–1966), Hungarian composer Jenő Vincze (1908–1988), Hungarian footballer and trainer

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