Eoghan

English

Proper noun

Eoghan

1. A male given name from Irish

See also

• Owen

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Irish

Etymology

Related to Scottish Gaelic Eòghan; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Esugenos.

Proper noun

Eoghan m (genitive Eoghain)

1. 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