Eamon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Éamonn (“Edmund”).

Proper noun

Eamon

1. A male given name from Irish.
   • 1992 Colm Tóibín, The Heather Blazing, Picador (1993), →ISBN, page 25:

     The workman in charge was called Eamonn Breen. He said that there were two 'n's in Eamonn.

     'I'm called after Eamon de Valera,' Eamon said. 'And he's the Taoiseach.'

     'Yes, and he's wrong,' Eamonn Breen said.

     'You're nor Fianna Fáil', he said. Eamonn Breen later told his father what had happened and they both laughed.

Anagrams

• Aomen, anemo-, noema, omena