Eamonn (given name)
Eamonn (Irish spelling Éamonn or Éamon) (/ˈeɪmən/ AY-mən, Irish: [ˈeːmˠən̪ˠ]) is a masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund,[1] which is derived from an Old English name containing the elements ēad ("prosperity, riches") and mund ("protector").[2]
List of people with the given names
- Eamonn Andrews, Irish television personality
- Éamon de Buitléar, Irish documentary film maker
- Eamonn Butler, British economist, director of the Adam Smith Institute
- Eamonn Campbell, Irish musician
- Eamonn Casey, Irish bishop
- Éamonn Ceannt, Irish nationalist and rebel
- Eamonn Coghlan, Irish runner and senator
- Eamon Collins, Irish Republican Army volunteer
- Eamonn Darcy, Irish golfer
- Eamon (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Eamonn Duggan, Irish politician
- Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and television football pundit
- Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish television personality
- Eamon Keane, Irish actor
- Eamonn Keane (weightlifter), Irish weightlifter
- Eamonn Kissane, Irish politician
- Eamonn McCann, Northern Irish journalist and activist
- Eamon McGee, Irish footballer
- Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
- Éamon de Valera, Irish Taoiseach and President
- Eamonn Walker, British actor
- Eamon Zayed, Irish-Libyan footballer
Characters in fiction
- Eamon in the RTÉ comedy production Bridget & Eamon
- Eamon Yzalli, an alias used by Corran Horn in the Star Wars expanded universe novels.
See also
References
- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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