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Eoin.

John (any of several people in the Bible).

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

name/oːnʲ//õːnʲ/
  1. John (any of several people in the Bible).

    masculine
  2. John (the Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible)

    masculine
  3. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English John, often confused with the unrelated native name, Eoghan

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Seán.

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