Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac
Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal
name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It
was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also
regarded as a Gaelic form of John. This was the name of one of
the two sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages; the other was Conall.
Anglicized form of Mac Eathain ‘son of Eathan’, a
Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Johannes (see John).
John was taken into Irish as Eoin at first;
Seán is a later form. In later Irish, as in the surnames,
the personal names Eoghan and Eoin were often
confused.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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