Eoin

See also: eòin, Eóin, and Eòin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːnʲ/

Proper noun

Eoin m (genitive Eoin)

  1. (biblical) John (any of several people in the Bible).
  2. The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible.
    Synonym: Soiscéal Eoin
  3. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English John, often confused with the unrelated native name, Eoghan
    Synonym: Seán

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Eoin nEoin hEoin not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Eoin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “Eoin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Proper noun

Eoin m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
    Synonyms: Ean, Juan

Derived terms
  • Eoineen
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