{{Wiktionary|Eoghan|Eòin}}
'''Eoin''' ({{IPA|ga|oːnʲ|pron}}<!--, similar to "Owen" in American English-->) is a masculine Irish-language given name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is '''Eòin''' ({{IPA|gd|jɔːɲ|pron}}) and both are closely related to the Welsh {{lang|cy|Ioan}}.<!--NOT Owain, which is from Eugene--> It is also cognate with the Irish {{lang|ga|Seán}} and English John. In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.
{{lang|ga|Eoin|italic=no}} and {{lang|gd|Eòin|italic=no}} are different names from {{lang|ga|Eoghan|italic=no}}/{{lang|gd|Eòghan|italic=no}}. The Old Irish name Eógan is generally considered to be a derivation of the Greek and Latin name {{lang|gel-Latn|Eugenes}}, meaning "noble born".<ref name="UK surnames:Owen">''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' (1912), reprinted for Clearfield Company, INC by Genealogical Publishing Co. INC, Baltimore 1995, 1996. Cormic gives this origin for Eogan (one MS, Eogen); and Zimmer considers Owen to be borrowed from Latin {{lang|la|Eugens}}, as noted by MacBain, p. 400. The mediaeval Latinization of Owen as {{lang|la|Oenus}} led to a belief that the etymology was the Welsh and Breton {{lang|cy|oen}}, "lamb". With much stronger reason it was at one time considered that the name represented Irish {{lang|ga|eoghunn}} = Gael. {{lang|ga|Ogan-}} [f. Old Irish {{lang|sga|oc-}} Welsh {{lang|cy|og}}, young], ‘youth’. ''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' cites Tomás Ua Concheanainn, {{lang|ga|Mion-Chomhrádh}} (p. 126), that "{{lang|ga|Eóghan}} is a diminutive of {{lang|ga|Eóghainin}}, = Owain, Eugene"</ref><ref name="Welsh Surnames:Owen">Morgan, T.J. and Morgan, Prys, ''Welsh Surnames'', University of Wales, 1985, ''Owain (Owen, Bowen, Ednowain)''. According to T.J. Morgan in ''Welsh Surnames'' (page 172/173) Owen is a derivation of the Latin {{lang|la|Eugenis}} > Old Welsh {{lang|owl|Ou(u)ein}}, {{lang|owl|Eug(u)ein}} ... 'variously written in Middle Welsh as {{lang|wlm|Ewein, Owein, Ywein}}. LL gives the names {{lang|wlm|Euguen, Iguein, Yuein, Ouein}}. The corresponding form in Irish is {{lang|ga|Eoghan}}. Additionally, another Latinized variation of the name Owen is {{lang|la|Audoenus}} in certain parish registers.”</ref><ref name=Bromwich>As cited by T.J. Morgan in ''Welsh Surnames'', page 172</ref> <!-- While the Irish language phoneme ''Eo-'' is a rarely-used component found in some Old Irish ''place-names'' (not personal names) associated with yew trees,<ref name=pwj>{{cite book | last = Joyce | first = Patrick | authorlink = Patrick Weston Joyce | title = The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places | publisher = McGlashan & Gill | year = 1875 | location = Internet Archive | url = https://archive.org/details/originhistoryofi00joyc | doi = | id = | isbn =| page = 492 }}</ref> The Old Irish name for the yew tree is ''ibar''.<ref name=YewOI>eDIL s.v. ''[http://www.dil.ie/27126 ibar]'' Forms: iubar, iobar, ibhar</ref>; the modern names for yew are ''iúr'' in Irish<ref name=YewGaeilge>[https://www.teanglann.ie/en/eid/Yew ''iúr'']</ref> and ''iubhar'' in Gaelic.<ref name=YewGaidhlig>[http://www.cairnwater.co.uk/faclair/?txtSearch=yew ''iubhar'']</ref> NOTE: This is only here - IN HIDDEN TEXT - because people were putting in the incorrect "folk etymology" "born of the yew tree", which wasn't in any sources before the 1980s. While notes like this are clumsy, this is to explain why not to put this back in. -->
== Political figures== * Eoin an Ile or John of Islay, Earl of Ross (15th century) * Eoin Mac Neill (1867–1945), Irish nationalist politician and scholar * Eoin Ó Broin (born 1972), Irish Sinn Féin politician * Eoin O'Duffy (1890–1944), Irish revolutionary, leader of the Blueshirts * Eóin Tennyson (born 1998), Northern Irish politician
== Artists == * Eoin Colfer, Irish author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series * Eoin McNamee, Irish author * Eoin O'Broin, Irish DJ and producer under the stage name Noisestorm * Eoin O'Keeffe, Irish composer * Eoin Scolard, Irish author * Marcus Eoin Sandison, Scottish musician of the duo Boards of Canada * Eoin McCarthy, Irish actor * Eoin Macken, Irish actor
== Sportsmen ==
===Gaelic Athletic Association===
====Gaelic footballers==== * Eoin Bradley, a Derry player * Eoin Brosnan, a three-time All Ireland winning Kerry player * Eoin Cotter, a Cork player * Eoin Donnelly, a Fermanagh player * Eoin Liston, a Kerry Gaelic football legend * Eoin McHugh (born 1994/5), a Donegal player
====Hurlers==== * Eoin Cadogan, a Cork hurler and footballer * Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler), an All-Ireland winning Tipperary player * Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler), a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford player * Eoin Larkin, a seven-time All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurler * Eoin McGrath, a three-time Munster championship winning Waterford hurler * Eoin Murphy, a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford hurler * Eoin Quigley, a Wexford hurler and former Bohemians soccer player
===Soccer players=== * Eoin Doyle, a Cardiff City player * Eoin Hand, soccer analyst and former manager of the Irish Soccer Team * Eoin Jess, a former Scottish international and Aberdeen player * Eoin Reid, a Celtic reserves player *Eoin Mullen, a Bohemian FC player
===Other=== * Eoin Collins, a former Irish tennis player * Eoin Kennedy, an All-Ireland winning handballer * Eoin Morgan, an Irish cricketer who now represents England * Eoin Murray, an Irish British Touring Car Championship driver * Eoin Reddan, an Irish Rugby international * Eoin Reilly, a junior champion sculler and rower from New Zealand * Eoin Rheinisch, an Irish canoeist * Eoin Ó Siochrú, an Irish motorcyclist ==Others== * Eoin Cameron, an Australian radio personality * Eoin B. B. Kennelly, an Irish serial killer * Eóin Mac Suibhne, fourteenth-century Scottish nobleman * Eoin McKiernan, an academic in the field of Irish Studies * Eoin McLove, a fictional character in the sitcom ''Father Ted'' * Eóin Doyle, fictional character from "the JFKs" song of the same name.
== See also == * Alternate forms for the name John * Eoghan * Eugene (given name) * Iain * List of Irish-language given names * Owen (name)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{given name}} Category:Irish-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names