Eoin (pronounced like "Owen", "O-in", or "Own", and sometimes spelt Eóin, Eoghan or Eoinn) is an Irish name, closely related to the Welsh name 'Owain' (anglicized as 'Owen') and related to the Scottish Gaelic name Iain. It is also cognate with Irish Seán, English John ('Jon' etc), and Continental equivalents such as 'Jan', 'Johan' etc . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.
Well-known Eoins (people and places etc., personal names and surnames) include the following:
Eoin an Ile or John of Islay, Earl of Ross, in the 15th century
Eoin Ó Broin
Eoin O'Duffy
Eoin Colfer, Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series
Eoin McNamee, Irish author
Eoin Thomas Sharkey, American actor and mixed-media creator
Eoin O'Keeffe, Irish composer
Eoin Sandison, Marcus, Scottish musician of the duo Boards of Canada
Eoin McCarthy, Irish actor
Eoin Bradley, a Derry player
Eoin Brosnan, a three-time All Ireland winning Kerry player
Eoin Cotter, a Cork player
Eoin Liston, a Kerry Gaelic football legend
Eoin Mulligan, a three time All Ireland winning Tyrone player
Eoin Cadogan, a Cork hurler and footballer
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler), an All-Ireland winning Tipperary player
Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler), a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford player
Eoin Larkin, a seven-time All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurler
Eoin McGrath, a three-time Munster championship winning Waterford hurler
Eoin Murphy, a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford hurler
Eoin Quigley, a Wexford hurler and former Bohemians soccer player
Eoin Covert, a Scotian hurler and former Bohunky
Eoin Doyle, a Cardiff City player
Eoin Hand, soccer analyst and former manager of the Irish Soccer Team
Eoin Jess, a former Scottish international and Aberdeen player
Eoin Lynch, a Longford Town player
Eoin Reid, a Celtic reserves player
Eoin Mullen, a Bohemian FC player
Eoin Collins, a former Irish tennis player
Eoin Kennedy, an All-Ireland winning handballer
Eoin Morgan, an Irish cricketer who now represents England
Eoin Murray, an Irish British Touring Car Championship driver
Eoin Reddan, an Irish Rugby international
Eoin Reilly, a junior champion sculler and rower from New Zealand
Eoin Rheinisch, an Irish canoeist
Eoin Cameron, an Australian radio personality
Eoin McKiernan, an academic in the field of Irish Studies
Eoin Macken, Irish actor and model
Eoin McLove, a character in Channel 4's Father Ted
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