Cóemgen

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Cáemgen
• Cǽimgen

Etymology

From cóem (“dear, beloved, beautiful”), from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, kind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“homely, kin”) + gein (“birth, person”), Proto-Celtic *genan (“birth, offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːi̯ṽˌɣʲen/

Proper noun

Cóemgen m (genitive Coímgin)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Cóemgen	—	—
Vocative	Coímgin	—	—
Accusative	CóemgenN	—	—
Genitive	CoímginL	—	—
Dative	CóemgenL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Caoimhghin, Caoimhín
  • English: Kevin
    • Cebuano: Kevin
    • Danish: Kevin
    • Dutch: Kevin
    • French: Kévin
    • German: Kevin
    • Norwegian: Kevin
    • Polish: Kewin
    • Portuguese: Kevin
    • Swedish: Kevin
• Latin: Coemgenus

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Cóemgen	Chóemgen	Cóemgen pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.