Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Éogan or Eógan is an early Irish male name, which also has the hypocoristic and diminutive forms Eóganán, Eóghainin, Eóghain and Eóghainn. In more modern forms of Irish it is written as Eóghan or Eoghan. The name is often associated with the Greek name Eugenes, meaning noble born. Etymologists disagree as to the origin of Eoghan, with Dr. Rachel Bromwich commenting that Eoghan is a derivation of the Latin Eugenius, and the encyclopedia Surnames of the United Kingdom citing T. Ua Concheanainn, Mion - Chomhrádh (p. 126), that Eóghan equates to Owain and Eugene. However, the encyclopedia Irish Names (1981, 1990) disputes any connection with Eugene and derives the name from Old Irish Eógan, meaning "born of the yew".The name corresponds to the Welsh Owain, often spelt Owen in English; as well to Ewen, Ewan and Euan.. }
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- Eógan_(given_name) abstract "Éogan or Eógan is an early Irish male name, which also has the hypocoristic and diminutive forms Eóganán, Eóghainin, Eóghain and Eóghainn. In more modern forms of Irish it is written as Eóghan or Eoghan. The name is often associated with the Greek name Eugenes, meaning noble born. Etymologists disagree as to the origin of Eoghan, with Dr. Rachel Bromwich commenting that Eoghan is a derivation of the Latin Eugenius, and the encyclopedia Surnames of the United Kingdom citing T. Ua Concheanainn, Mion - Chomhrádh (p. 126), that Eóghan equates to Owain and Eugene. However, the encyclopedia Irish Names (1981, 1990) disputes any connection with Eugene and derives the name from Old Irish Eógan, meaning "born of the yew".The name corresponds to the Welsh Owain, often spelt Owen in English; as well to Ewen, Ewan and Euan.".