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

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  • 09-05-2022 2:13pm
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    jinyasha
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


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



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    An gal gréine
    Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


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



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    LennieB
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    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?



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    Danzy
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    Síobhain is the feminine version of Eoghan.


    Same route from Latin for John.



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    Ash.J.Williams
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    Jean



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    touts
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    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.



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    GA525G
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    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.



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    Did you smash it
    Registered Users Posts: 4,087 ✭✭✭Did you smash it


    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 😊



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