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Éamonn
Say it: AY-mun
Meaning
Irish form of Edmund, from Old English ead 'wealth, prosperity' and mund 'protection'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,215 babies given this name since 1958
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 45,100 boys
- 24 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Éamon
| English | Edmund |
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Famous bearers
- Éamon de Valera, Irish statesman
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.