Eoin

See also: eòin, Eóin, and Eòin

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːnʲ/, /õːnʲ/[1]

Proper noun

Eoin m (genitive Eoin)

  1. (biblical) John (any of several people in the Bible).
  2. (biblical) John (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

Mutated forms of Eoin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Eoin nEoin hEoin not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 214

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Eoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 408; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Eoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Eoin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “Eoin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

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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