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Eamonn (given name) 
Summary
Eamonn or Eamon (/ˈeɪmən/ AY-mən; Irish: Éamonn, Éamon, or Eadhmonn pronounced [ˈeːmˠən̪ˠ]), is a masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund, or Edward,[1] which are derived from Old English names containing the elements ēad ("prosperity, riches"), mund ("protector") and ward (guard).[2]
List of people with the given names edit
- 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
- Eamon Colman, Irish artist
- Eamonn Darcy, Irish golfer
- Eamon (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Eamonn Duggan, Irish politician
- Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and television football pundit
- Éamonn Gavin, Private Investigator
- Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish television personality
- Eamon Keane, Irish actor
- Eamonn Keane (weightlifter), Irish weightlifter
- Eamon Kissane, Irish politician
- Eamonn McCann, Northern Irish journalist and activist
- Eamon McGee, Irish footballer
- Eamonn McGrath, Irish author
- Eamon Ryan, Irish Green Party politician
- Éamonn Ryan, Irish football manager
- Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
- Éamon de Valera, Irish taoiseach and president
- Eamonn Walker, British actor
- Eamon Zayed, Irish-Libyan footballer
Characters in fiction edit
- Éamon in the RTÉ comedy production Bridget & Éamon
- Eamon Yzalli, an alias used by Corran Horn in the Star Wars expanded universe novels.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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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