Eoghan
See also: Eòghan
English
Proper noun
Eoghan
- A male given name from Irish.
Related terms
See also
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Eógan, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚃᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (ivogeni, gen.sg.), from Proto-Celtic *Iwogenos (literally “yew-born”).[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Eòghann.
Sometimes conflated or confused with the etymologically unrelated name Eoin (“John”), with which the vocative/genitive form Eoghain is homophonous.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /oːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /oːnˠ/, /oːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɔːnˠ/[2], /ɔːn̪ˠ/
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
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eoghan | nEoghan | hEoghan | tEoghan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 87
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 244, page 88
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eoghan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Eoghan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- “Eoghain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Eoghan
- alternative form of Eòghann