Boy · Old Irish
Eochaidh
Say it: YOKH-ee
Meaning
From Old Irish ech 'horse': roughly 'horseman'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Eochaid
Famous bearers
- Eochaid Mugmedón, legendary father of Niall of the Nine Hostages
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
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