Scottish Gaelic names

Eòin: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Scottish Gaelic naming equivalent of Jonathan

Origin

From Old Irish Iohain. Jonathan is its usual English naming equivalent; John is used as an equivalent in biblical contexts.

How to pronounce it

EòinIPA: /jɔːɲ/

Used as the equivalent of: Jonathan, John

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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