Eoin

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 'Ian', and European 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:

Political figures

• Eoin an Ile or John of Islay, Earl of Ross, in the 15th century
• Eoin O'Duffy

Artists

• Eoin Colfer, Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series
• Eoin McNamee, Irish author
• Eoin O'Keeffe, Irish composer

Sportsmen

Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Footballers

• 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

Hurlers

• 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

Soccer players

• 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

Other

• 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

Others

• 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

See also

• Eoghan
• Iain
• Owen (name)
• Eugene (given name)
• Alternate forms for the name John