Eòghainn Eòin Còmhghan Gobhainn Eachain- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Bowan, Bowen, Coan, Coen, Cohan, Cohen, Comgan, Comhghan, Cone, Coon, Cowan, Cowen, Cowin, Coyne, Cuan, Cune, Cunn, Eogan, Eoghain, Eoghainn, Eoghan, Eòin, Evan, Even, Ewan, Ewen, Ewin, Ewing, Ewings, Ewins, Gobhainn, Gow, Gowan, Gowen, Gowin, Gown, Hewin, Hewins, Hone, Howan, Howen, Howin, Johnson, Keoan, Keohane, Keown, Kewn, Kilcoyne, Koon, Kown, Kuen, MacBowan, MacBowen, MacCoan, MacCoen, MacCohan, MacCohen, MacComgan, MacComhghan, MacCone, MacCoon, MacCowan, MacCowen, MacCowin, MacCoyne, MacCuan, MacCune, MacCunn, MacElhone, MacEogan, MacEoghain, MacEoghainn, MacEoghan, MacEoin, MacEvan, MacEven, MacEwan, MacEwen, MacEwing, MacGobhainn, MacGowan, MacGowen, MacGowin, MacGown, MacHone, MacHowan, MacHowen, MacHowin, Macilhone, MacKeachan, MacKeoan, MacKeohane, MacKeown, MacKewn, MacKoon, MacKown, MacKuen, MacOwain, MacOwan, MacOwen, MacQuain, MacQuan, MacQuane, MacQueen, MacQuin, MacQuinn, MacQuown, McBowan, McBowen, McCahon, McCaughan, McCaughn, McCoan, McCoen, McCohan, McCohen, McComgan, McComhghan, McCone, McCoon, McCowan, McCowen, McCowin, McCoyne, McCuan, McCune, McCunn, McEachain, McEachan, McEachern, McEachin, McElhone, McEogan, McEoghain, McEoghainn, McEoghan, McEoin, McEvan, McEven, McEwan, McEwen, McEwing, McGobhainn, McGowan, McGowen, McGowin, McGown, McHone, McHowan, McHowen, McHowin, Mcilhone, McKachen, McKaughan, McKeoan, McKeohane, McKeown, McKewn, McKoin, McKoon, McKown, McKuen, McOwain, McOwan, McOwen, McQuain, McQuan, McQuane, McQueen, McQuin, McQuinn, McQuown, O'Gowan, O'Gowen, O'Gowin, Owain, Owan, Owen, Quain, Quan, Quane, Queen, Quin, Quinn, Quown, Smith, Uwins, Yewen, Youens, Youings

Background

This project is for Celtic origin surnames that have an etymology related to ( Eòghainn / Eòin / Còmhghan / Gobhainn / Eachain).  If your surname is similar to any of the surnames in this project and you suspect Celtic( Gaelic / Welsh ) origins then you are encouraged to participate in this project.  In time, we hope to sort out the etymologies and overlaps for each of the variants surnames as they became anglicized.

Eóghainin
The Gaelic name Eóghainin translates into modern day English as Owen. The name Eoghan may be derived from eo ("yew") and fully translate to Born of the Yew.  It also means Well Born based on the Latinized form of Eugenius.  This name often has very strong associations to the Irish King Eógan mac Néill for which Clan MacEwen is thought to have ancestral ties. Other notable Eógans include Owain mab Urien, Owain Gwynedd, Owain Ddantgwyn, Éogan Mór, Saint Eoghan, Eógan I of Strathclyde, Eógan II of Strathclyde, Eóganan mac Óengusa, Eóghan of Argyll and Éogan mac Durthacht.
Eòin
The name Eòin is a Gaelic form of John. Mac Eoin often anglicized as (McKeon/McKeown) is thought to have derived, in some cases, from Mac Eoin Bissett.
Còmhghan
The name Còmhghan and its variants ( Còmhan, Comhainn, Còmhain ) is derived from comh ("together") and gan-, gen- ("born"). a.k.a Twins and is frequently associated with the surname Cowan. The name Mac Giolla Còmhghan, translates into English as decendent of the servant of Comhghain. This generally translates to mean follower of St. Comgan. St. Comgan was the son of Cellach Cualann, brother of St. Caintigerna and uncle of St. Fillan. Mac Giolla Còmhghan is frequently associated with the anglicized surname McElhone.
Gobhainn
In Ireland and Scotland, the word for smith, gobha, is found in the surname MacGowan/McGowan. This surname is an Anglicised form of Mac Gobhann (Scottish Gaelic), Mac Gabhann (Irish), meaning "descendant of the smith".

Eachain

In A.D. 247 Eachain led his tribe, and along with other Ulster Picts, "swarmed across the north channel (which separated Ireland from Scotland) into Galloway, and either dispossed, exterminated or absorbed the Novantee", who sparsely occupied the district being possessed. The family name McCaughan (pronounched Me Cachan in the old lands; as Me Cawhan in the Americans) is found variously recorded in public and private documents since the eleventh century, and with C, K, and G, of which C predominates, and is the Anglicized phoenetic rendering of their Gaelic surname MacEachain, meaning the "son of Eachain".  - electricscotland.com

Coinegann

Derived from Cunedda, King of Gododdin, who was "cunning" and couragous in battle.  The name Cunedda may derive from the Brythonic word kunodagos, meaning good hound.  Clan Cunningham Society states that name Cunedda eventually led to the words ( Cyning, Kynge, King).  The "ham" seems to signify "hamlet", aka small town.   Another theory is that it is derived from Cinneidigh( ugly or grim-headed).  Another theory is that this name comes from the word "coney/coinean" (rabbit).  Another theory is that it comes from the word "cuineag"( milk pail ). Some of this projects surnames may or maynot be variants of this name. Surnames typically associated with these origins are Cunningham, Coon and Coney.