Eòghann
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See also: Eoghan
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish Eógan, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚃᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (ivogeni, gen.sg.), from Proto-Celtic *Iwogenos (literally “yew-born”).[1] Cognate with Irish Eoghan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈjoː.ɪɲ/[2] (corresponding to the form Eòghainn)
- (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈeoː.ɪɲ/[3] (corresponding to the form Eòghainn)
Proper noun
[edit]Eòghann m (genitive/vocative Eòghainn)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English John or Johannes
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 87
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Primitive Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Primitive Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic given names
- Scottish Gaelic male given names
- Scottish Gaelic male given names from Old Irish