Given name & surname · also Irish
Eochaidh
“horse”
Eochaidh is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.
Original IrishEochaí
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eochaidh goes back to Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, meaning “horse.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Eochaidh comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish usage, Eochaidh developed from ᚓᚊᚑᚇᚇᚔ.
Eochaidh’s family of names
In English usage, Eochaidh as a surname has a diminutive in GEOGHEGAN. In English usage, Eochaidh has a later derivative in GAVIGAN. In Irish usage, Eochaidh continues an earlier form in EOCHAID.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eochaidh has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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