Boy's name

Éamonn

“AY-mun”

the Irish form of Edmund, 'protector of wealth'

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The story behind the name

Éamon de Valera (American-born, Limerick-reared) dominated independent Ireland for half a century as Taoiseach and President and wrote its 1937 Constitution. Éamonn Ceannt was executed for his part in 1916.

Its age Associated with 1937 — Éire. See Ireland in that year on the atlas ↗

Surnames built on this name

Redmond · Réamonn

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Éamonn?

Éamonn is pronounced “AY-mun”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Éamonn mean?

Éamonn means the Irish form of Edmund, 'protector of wealth'.

Is Éamonn a boy's or a girl's name?

Éamonn is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How popular is the name Éamonn in Ireland?

Éamonn was the number 348 boys' name in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, from number 376 ten years earlier. Its best year was 1966, at number 59. Source: the CSO's register of names given three or more times.

How else is Éamonn spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Eamon, Edmund, Edmond. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

In the register

#348 for boys in 2025 (#376 in 2015) · best: #59 in 1966

The full register → CSO, Republic of Ireland, names given three or more times.

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