Kalmar "Eumenes" suna daidai ce kuma ta samo asali daga yaren Girkanci. Sunan mutum ne kuma yana nufin "mai hankali" ko "mai kyaun ruhu". A cikin tsohon tarihin Girka, Eumenes shine sunan manyan mutane da yawa, ciki har da janar a cikin sojojin Alexander the Great da kuma mai mulkin birnin Pergamon.
