Eoin

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Eoin (Irish pronunciation: ['joːɲ], sometimes spelled Eóin) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eòin (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: ['jɔːɲ]) and both are closely related to the Welsh Ioan. It is also cognate with the Irish Seán, English John, Cornish / Devonian Jan ( see Janner ) and Continental equivalents such as Jan, Johan, etc. 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.

Eoin/Eòin and Eoghan/Eòghan are derived from different roots. Eoghan has a Celtic derivation (possibly yew tree) whereas Eoin is derived from Latin Ioannes.

Well-known Eoins (people and places etc., personal names and surnames) include the following:

Political figures

• Eoin an Ile or John of Islay, Earl of Ross, in the 15th century
• Eoin Ó Broin
• Eoin O'Duffy
• Eoin Mac Neill

Artists

• Eoin Colfer, Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series
• Eoin McNamee, Irish author
• Eoin O'Keeffe, Irish composer
• Eoin Sandison, Marcus, Scottish musician of the duo Boards of Canada
• Eoin McCarthy, Irish actor

Sportsmen

Others

• Eoin Cameron, an Australian radio personality
• Eóin Mac Suibhne, fourteenth-century Scottish nobleman
• Eoin Macken, Irish actor and model
• Eoin McKiernan, an academic in the field of Irish Studies
• Eoin McLove, a character in Channel 4's Father Ted

See also

• Eoghan
• Iain
• Owen (name)
• Eugene (given name)
• Alternate forms for the name John