Eamonn,
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
spelling Éamonn or Éamon ( , ), is a masculine Irish
given name
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. It is an Irish form of the English ''
Edmund'', or ''
Edward'',
which are derived from
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...
names containing the elements ''ēad'' ("prosperity, riches"), ''mund'' ("protector") and ''ward'' (guard).
List of people with the given names
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Eamonn Andrews
Eamonn Andrews, (19 December 1922 – 5 November 1987) was an Irish radio and television presenter, employed primarily in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. From 1960 to 1964 he chaired the Radio Éireann Authority (now the RTÉ ...
, Irish television personality
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Éamon de Buitléar, Irish documentary film maker
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Eamonn Butler, British economist, director of the Adam Smith Institute
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Eamonn Campbell
Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017) was an Irish musician who was a member of The Dubliners from 1987 until his death. He was also in the Dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on '' The Late Late Show'' hos ...
, Irish musician
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Eamonn Casey, Irish bishop
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Éamonn Ceannt
Éamonn Ceannt (21 September 1881 – 8 May 1916), born Edward Thomas Kent, was an Irish republican, mostly known for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916.
Background
Ceannt was born in the little village of Ballymoe, overlooking the River S ...
, Irish nationalist and rebel
*
Eamonn Coghlan
Eamonn Christopher Coghlan (born 21 November 1952) is an Irish former track and field athlete who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5,000 metres. He is a three-time Olympian and former world champion in the 5,000 m. He ser ...
, Irish runner and senator
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Eamon Collins
Eamon Collins (1954 – 27 January 1999) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army member in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s, and later co-authored a book called ''Killing Rage'' detailing h ...
, Irish Republican Army volunteer
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Eamon Colman
Eamon Colman (born 1957) is an Irish painter. He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.
Early life
Colman was born in Dublin in 1957. His father, Seámus Ó Colmáin, was an artist. Eamon Colman attended a Christian ...
, Irish artist
*
Eamonn Darcy
Eamonn Christopher Darcy (born 7 August 1952) is an Irish professional golfer. He won four times on the European Tour and played in the Ryder Cup four times.
Professional career
Darcy, with a handicap of 12, turned professional at the age of ...
, Irish golfer
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Eamon (singer), American singer-songwriter
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Eamonn Duggan
Eamonn Seán Duggan ( ga, Éamonn Ó Dúgáin; 2 March 1878 – 6 June 1936) was an Irish lawyer and politician who served as Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence from 1927 to 1932, Parliamentary Secre ...
, Irish politician
*
Eamon Dunphy
Eamon Martin Dunphy (born 3 August 1945) is an Irish media personality, journalist, broadcaster, author, sports pundit and former professional footballer. He grew up playing football for several youth teams including Stella Maris. Since retirin ...
, Irish footballer and television football pundit
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, Northern Irish television personality
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Eamon Keane
Eamonn Patrick Keane (born Edmund Keane; 30 March 1925 – 7 January 1990) was an Irish actor.
Keane was born in Listowel, County Kerry and was a brother of the playwright, John B. Keane. He was a member of the Radio Éireann Players and appear ...
, Irish actor
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Eamonn Keane (weightlifter)
Eamonn Keane is an Irish primary school teacher from Louisburgh, County Mayo who specialises in endurance weightlifting.
Media coverage
His bench press record is mentioned in the 2005 edition of ''Guinness World Records''. and later mentioned i ...
, Irish weightlifter
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Eamon Kissane, Irish politician
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Eamonn McCann
Eamonn McCann (born 10 March 1943) is an Irish politician, journalist, political activist, and former councillor from Derry, Northern Ireland. McCann was a People Before Profit (PBP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 201 ...
, Northern Irish journalist and activist9
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Eamon McGee, Irish footballer
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Eamonn McGrath
Eamonn McGrath (14 June 1929 – 5 May 2008) was an Irish author.
Life
Born the third of four children, McGrath spent his childhood in a small farming community near Taghmon, County Wexford. He was educated by the Augustinians at the Good Cou ...
, Irish author
*
Éamonn Murphy Eamonn or Éamon or Eamon may refer to:
*Eamonn (given name), an Irish male given name
*Eamon (singer) (born 1983), American R&B singer-songwriter and harmonicist
* ''Eamon'' (video game), a 1980 computer role-playing game for the Apple II
*"Éamon ...
, Irish Light Opera Bass Singer, founded Bray Musical Society
*
Eamon Ryan
Eamon Michael Ryan (born 28 July 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport since June 2020 and Leader of the Green Party since May 2011. He ha ...
, Irish Green Party politician
*
Éamonn Ryan
Éamonn Ryan (1941 – 14 January 2021) was an Irish football manager and player born in Watergrasshill, County Cork. He played football with his local clubs Glenville and UCC and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1963 un ...
, Irish football manager
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Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
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Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of govern ...
, Irish Taoiseach and President
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Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. In the United States he is known for playing Kareem Saïd in the HBO television series '' Oz'', for which he won a CableACE Award, and (since 2012) ...
, British actor
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Eamon Zayed, Irish-Libyan footballer
Characters in fiction
* 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
*
Eamonn (disambiguation)
References
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English-language masculine given names
Irish-language masculine given names