Boy's name
Eachann
“AKH-an”
from the older Eachdhonn — 'horse-lord'
The story behind the name
Still in use among the Scots, where it goes down as Hector — a Trojan prince standing in for an Irish horse-lord.
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z