Eoghan
English
Proper noun
Eoghan
- A male given name from Irish
See also
Irish
Etymology
Related to Scottish Gaelic Eòghan; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Esugenos.
Proper noun
Eoghan m (genitive Eoghain)
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Eoghanach (“Tyrone”, attributive adjective)
- Eoghanach m (“member of Cineál Eoghain; native of Tyrone”)
- Inis Eoghain f (“Inishowen”)
- Tír Eoghain f (“Tyrone”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eoghan | nEoghan | hEoghan | tEoghan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eoghan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Eoghan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “Eoghain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024