"Eoin" meaning in Irish

See Eoin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /oːnʲ/ Forms: Eoin [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Eoin [error-unrecognized-form], nEoin [error-unrecognized-form], hEoin [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|Iohain}} Old Irish Iohain, {{der|ga|la|Iōannēs}} Latin Iōannēs, {{der|ga|grc|Ἰωάννης}} Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), {{der|ga|he|יוֹחָנָן|lit=God is gracious|tr=Yôḥānān}} Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Eoin|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Eoin m (genitive Eoin), {{ga-proper noun|m|Eoin}} Eoin m (genitive Eoin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. (biblical) John (any of several people in the Bible). Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Eoin-ga-name-Ph1Oxija Categories (other): Biblical characters, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 40 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Tags: masculine Synonyms: Soiscéal Eoin
    Sense id: en-Eoin-ga-name-vbsaL-Pl Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Books of the Bible, Individuals Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 44 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 48 30 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 42 53 5 Disambiguation of Individuals: 16 62 22
  3. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English John, often confused with the unrelated native name, Eoghan Tags: masculine Synonyms: Seán
    Sense id: en-Eoin-ga-name-HtexHOGj Categories (other): Irish given names, Irish male given names, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Eoin Baiste, Lá Fhéile Eoin, Naomh Eoin, Oíche Fhéile Eoin, tine Fhéile Eoin

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Eoin Baiste"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Naomh Eoin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oíche Fhéile Eoin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "he",
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        "lit": "God is gracious",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "nEoin",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hEoin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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      ],
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          "parents": [],
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        [
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          "word": "Soiscéal Eoin"
        }
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        {
          "word": "Seán"
        }
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      ]
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Eoin"
}
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    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish proper nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Irish terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Irish terms derived from Latin",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "Eoin Baiste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lá Fhéile Eoin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Naomh Eoin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oíche Fhéile Eoin"
    },
    {
      "word": "tine Fhéile Eoin"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "he",
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        "lit": "God is gracious",
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      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eoin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "hEoin",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "7": "",
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        "Irish male given names from Latin"
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      ],
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        ]
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/oːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Eoin"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Eoin meaning in Irish (3.2kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Eoin/Irish 'with t-prothesis' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form'}",
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