Given name
Eóghan
Eóghan is a given name from Scottish Gaelic. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Eóghan’s family of names
Eóghan has an English adaptation in Owen. Eóghan has a related form in Eoghann.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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