Eoin is a Gaelic form of John, adopted into Gaelic in early medieval Ireland from the Latin name Ioannes. It was carried to Scotland by Irish settlers and has remained in use in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic to the present day. Eoin is pronounced OAÑ, with the same vowel as moan and with Ñ as the Spanish ñ in señor or the French gn in montagne.
We chose 'Eoin' about six months ago after trying out a number of names and it fit with our then image of our unborn son - happy to say that was still the case when he was born.
His grandfather (John McShane) and great grandfather (John Hunt) as well as a number of cousins are named Eoin or John. Plus of the Irish names out there, it is one of the shorter and easiest to spell so he will hopefully not get too much grief explaining it in later life Stateside!
BTW, while pronounced similarly, Eoin should not be confused with Owen which is of Welsh / Greek origin and the Gaelic form of it is Eoghan.
We chose 'Eoin' about six months ago after trying out a number of names and it fit with our then image of our unborn son - happy to say that was still the case when he was born.
His grandfather (John McShane) and great grandfather (John Hunt) as well as a number of cousins are named Eoin or John. Plus of the Irish names out there, it is one of the shorter and easiest to spell so he will hopefully not get too much grief explaining it in later life Stateside!
BTW, while pronounced similarly, Eoin should not be confused with Owen which is of Welsh / Greek origin and the Gaelic form of it is Eoghan.
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