Eoin
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)
- (biblical) John (any of several people in the Bible).
- The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English John, often confused with the unrelated native name, Eoghan
- Synonym: Seán
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with 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”).
Derived terms
- Eoineen
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