Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eamon

/ˈeɪ̯.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: ea-mon
IPA: /ˈeɪ̯.mən/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Germanic *mundō Proto-Germanic *Audamunduz Proto-West Germanic *Audamundu Old English Ēadmundder. Middle Irish Éadmonnder. Irish Éamannbor. English Eamon Borrowed from Irish Éamann (“Edmund”). Doublet of Edmund.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Éamann

Rhymes With

demon freeman semen lehman seaman seamen daemon neiman riemann leman niemann beeman

Questions

How do you pronounce eamon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ̯.mən/.
What does eamon mean?: A male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.
Where does eamon come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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