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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''.〔''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' (1912), reprinted for Clearfield Company, INC by Genealogical Publishing Co. INC, Baltimore 1995, 1996 Surnames of the United Kingdom notes that the most likely and widely accepted origin of Owen (Old Welsh Owain, Old Irish Eogan) is from Latin Eugenius. “Cormic gives this origin for Eogan (one MS, Eogen); and Zimmer considers Owen to be borrowed from Latin ''Eugens'', as noted by MacBain, p. 400. The mediaeval Latinization of Owen as ''Oenus'' led to a belief that the etymology was the Welsh and Breton ''oen'' ‘lamb’. With much stronger reason it was at one time considered that the name represented Irish ''eoghunn'' = Gael. Ogan- (Irish oc- Welsh og, young ), ‘youth’.Surnames of the United Kingdom cite T. Ua Concheanainn, Mion - Chomhrádh (p. 126), that "Eóghan is a diminutive of ''Eóghainin'', = Owain, Eugene" 〕 Etymologists disagree as to the origin of Eoghan. The encyclopedia ''Irish Names'' (1981, 1990) derives the name 〔Ó Corráin, Donnchadh agus Maguire, Fidelma. ''Irish Names'' (1981, 1990). 87-88.〕〔 Primitive Irish *Iwagenas,〔Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) ''Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum'' Vol. I. Dublin: Stationery Office〕 while others such as Tomás Ua Concheanainn (Mion-chomhradh, 1903) have stated that Eóghan equates to Owain and Eugene,〔 and Dr. Rachel Bromwich have commented〔As cited by T.J. Morgan in Welsh Surnames, page 172〕 that ''Eoghan'' is a derivation of the Latin Eugenius.〔Morgan, T.J. and Morgan, Prys, ''Welsh Surnames'', University of Wales, 1985, ''Owain (Owen, Bowen, Ednowain)''. According to T.J. Morgan in Welsh Surnames (page 172/173) ''Owen'' is a derivation of the Latin ''Eugenis'' “ > (Welsh ) Ou(u)ein, Eug(u)ein … 'variously written in (Welsh ) as Ewein, Owein, Ywein. LL gives the names Euguen, Iguein, Yuein, Ouein. The corresponding form in Irish is Eoghan.” Morgan notes that there are less likely alternative explanations and agrees with Dr. Rachel Bromwich that Welsh Owein “is normally latinized as Eugenius," and both the Welsh and Irish forms are Latin derivatives. Additionally, another latinized variation of the name Owen is ''Audoenus'' in certain parish registers〕 The name corresponds to the Welsh Owain, often spelt Owen in English;〔〔 as well to Ewen, Ewan and Euan. == See also == * List of Irish-language given names * McEwan (MacEòghainn) * Clan MacEwen (MacEoghainn) * List of Scottish Gaelic surnames * Scottish Gaelic personal naming system 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eógan (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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