What's the feminine form of the name 'Eoghan'?

jinyasha · 09-05-2022 01:13PM #1

I'd like to know the feminine form of the name 'Eoghan'. Does it exist? Is it different from the masculine form?

An gal gréine · 31-05-2022 01:52PM

In Scotland they have Eoina. Haven't heard a version in Ireland.

LennieB · 31-05-2022 01:56PM

https://www.ireland101.com/what-is/eugenia/irish

Haven't heard of it but given the translation of Eoghan is Eugene would it be the Irish translation of Eugenie as above?

Danzy · 31-05-2022 01:57PM

Síobhain is the feminine version of Eoghan.

Same route from Latin for John.

Ash.J.Williams · 31-05-2022 01:58PM

Jean

touts · 31-05-2022 01:58PM

Eogheen

It probably doesn't actually exist as a name but that doesn't stop half of South County Dublin when they are picking Irish names for their children.

GA525G · 03-08-2022 11:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119140054#Comment_119140054

Eoghan =/= Eoin

They are different names. Eoin is the Irish equivalent of the Biblical John - "John the Baptist" is "Eoin Baiste" in Irish, "Pope John Paul" is "Pápa Eoin Pól", the "Gospel of John" is "Soiscéal Eoin".

Seán is derived from the French version of that name, Jean, introduced to Ireland by the Normans.

Eoghan is usually associated with the name Eugene, not John.

Did you smash it · 07-09-2022 04:19AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119426189#Comment_119426189

My name is Eoin, I was recently thinking it’s possibly a stupid name which is illogical when pronounced pheonetically and I theorised that it was replaced by Eoghan by old Irish speakers because that made sense at least with pronounciation. Happy to hear that’s not the case 😊

What's the feminine form of the name 'Eoghan'?

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