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Eoghan
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Eòghan
English
Proper noun
en proper noun
en male Irish.
Related terms
en Tyrone
See also
en Owen
Irish
Etymology
ga ine-pro *ǵenh₁-
From ga mga Eógan, from ga pgl ᚔᚃᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ gen.sg., from ga cel-pro *Iwogenos yew-born.87 Cognate with gd Eòghann.
Sometimes conflated or confused with the etymologically unrelated name ga Eoin John, with which the vocative/genitive form ga Eoghain is homophonous.
Pronunciation
ga /oːn̪ˠ/ Munster
ga /oːnˠ/ /oːn̪ˠ/ Connacht
ga /ɔːnˠ/ /ɔːn̪ˠ/ Ulster 88 244
ga
Proper noun
m -ain
ga male
Derived terms
ga Tír Eoghain<g:f><t:Tyrone> Inis Eoghain<g:f><t:Inishowen> Eoghanach<g:m><t:member of Cineál Eoghain; native of Tyrone> Eoghanach<pos:attributive adjective><t:Tyrone>
Mutation
msn
References
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Further reading
Eoghain
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
gd Eòghann