Details for the forename Éamon

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Éamon (male)


Variants:	Edmund (M) Edward (M)
Pet Name(s):	Ned (M) Nedeen (M)
Can be spelt:	Éamonn (M) Eamunn (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication [MS]
Notes:	Irish and English. An early Gaelic variant of Edmund, Éamon/Éamonn is now more usually the Irish Gaelic form of Edward [q.v.]. A correspondent [MS] has reported the use in Ireland of the pet name Ned for Éamon/Éamonn because of its association with Edmund and Edward. As a consequence the derived pet name Nedeen [= "little Ned"] may also be used.