Meanings
- A male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.
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The workman in charge was called Eamonn Breen. He said that there were two 'n's in Eamonn. 'I'm called after Eamon de Valera,' Eamon said. 'And he's the Taoiseach.' 'Yes, and he's wrong,' Eamonn Breen said. 'You're nor Fianna Fáil', he said. Eamonn Breen later told his father what had happened and they both laughed.
1992, Colm Tóibín, The Heather Blazing, Picador, published 1993, →ISBN, page 25
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*audaz
- Proto-Germanic*mundō
- Proto-Germanic*Audamunduz
- Proto-West Germanic*Audamundu
- Old EnglishĒadmund
- Middle IrishÉadmonn
- IrishÉamann
- EnglishEamon
Borrowed from Irish Éamann (“Edmund”). Doublet of Edmund.
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Eamon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eamon
“Eamon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eamon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eamon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eamon.
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