Community› The Bump Message Boards› Baby Names
Baby Names
New Discussion

Eoin

BananaLettuceBananaLettuce member
in Baby Names
Eoin is the Gaelic form of John. Pronounced "O-in." 
I am of Scottish ancestry and John is a family name.
MN would be Bradford.
Love it? Hate it? Thoughts?
Started adoption process in Jan. 2011.
3 failed matches in 2012.
Surprise pregnancy in Aug. 2012.
Precious baby boy "HC" born May 2013.
Began researching EA in 2014.
No longer pursuing EA due to fibroid complications.
Officially on the adoption home study wait list.

Report Reply to Post

Re: Eoin

  • BananaLettuceBananaLettuce member
    I love Ewan, but the H does not. We liked Owen when naming our son, but I am not fond of the popularity either. When I came across this name, I thought I may be able to persuade my H to use this spelling, which I much prefer.
    Started adoption process in Jan. 2011.
    3 failed matches in 2012.
    Surprise pregnancy in Aug. 2012.
    Precious baby boy "HC" born May 2013.
    Began researching EA in 2014.
    No longer pursuing EA due to fibroid complications.
    Officially on the adoption home study wait list.

    Report Reply
  • 4N6s4N6s member
    I like Owen and think it'll be easier to pronounce.
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    edited December 2014

    Love it and love the nod to your Gaelic background. But I'm a huge fan of Gaelic names.

    ETA: I know a woman who has a Eoin on her son's basketball team. She said some people never pronounce it correctly, but people get it for the most part. That said, we're in a pretty heavily Irish area.

    ETA: I also want to throw out Iain. I have a friend whose son has that name, and I adore it. It's a Scottish version, so it would be a stronger nod to your background.

    Report Reply
  • zebrapanther1311zebrapanther1311 member
    I don't mind Gaelic spellings but personally, I'm not familiar with them so I would never use it. If you are comfortable with them then go for it!
    Report Reply
  • BluediamondgirlBluediamondgirl member
    I personally would not know how to pronounce it, and I'm a teacher outside Boston, so I've seen a lot of Gaelic names. I think it's cute though... But I think you'll have to pronounce it for a lot of people
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    <a href="http://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Trying to Conceive"><img src="http://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1b8303.aspx" alt=" BabyFruit Ticker" border="0"  /></a>
    Report Reply
  • MaryBB77MaryBB77 member
    I love it & prefer this spelling to Owen. I say go for it :)
    Report Reply
  • Seahorse85Seahorse85 member
    From someone who has never seen/gear the name before, I am a little confused on how it would be pronounced.
    Report Reply
  • pipeTsquaredpipeTsquared member
    I associate Eoin more with an Irish version of John (along with Sean). I like the name but don't think you really get the Scottish-ness with it

    (I don't know though if that would be widely known in the US though - there are some well known)

    Owen (the Welsh :Owain ) along with Ewan etc are taken to not be related to the name John they just sound similar.

    As others said the Scottish for John would be Iain/Ian



    image
    Report Reply
  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    Love all the forms of "Owen" including this.

    June '15 January Siggy Challenge.  Pinterest Fails
    image

     Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers
    BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • BananaLettuceBananaLettuce member
    H said no to Ian/Iain. He's still on the fence with Eoin.
    Started adoption process in Jan. 2011.
    3 failed matches in 2012.
    Surprise pregnancy in Aug. 2012.
    Precious baby boy "HC" born May 2013.
    Began researching EA in 2014.
    No longer pursuing EA due to fibroid complications.
    Officially on the adoption home study wait list.

    Report Reply
  • Sharon&PaulSharon&Paul member
    I am Irish, but I still was unfamiliar with how to pronounce it. I think you are going to run into that a lot here.
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"