How do you pronounce Éanán?

Éanán is pronounced “AY-nawn”. 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 Éanán mean?

Éanán means an old name; Woulfe records no meaning for it.

Is Éanán a boy's or a girl's name?

Éanán is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Éanán spelled?

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

Boy's name

Éanán

“AY-nawn”

an old name; Woulfe records no meaning for it

Enan

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Borne by several Irish saints. Like a good many of these, the name outlasted every fact about the men who carried it.

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