Eoghan
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See also: Eóghan
English
Proper noun
Eoghan
- A male given name from Irish
Related terms
See also
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Eógan, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚃᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (ivogeni, gen.sg.), from Proto-Celtic *Iwogenos (literally “yew-born”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Eòghan. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
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
| 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
- Entries containing “Eoghan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Eoghain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 88