Eoghan

Eoghan is an Irish name with roots in early legend, kingship, and saintly tradition. One proposed explanation joins an old word for yew with an element meaning born. Another connects the name with Latin Eugenius, the ancestor of Eugene. Because these accounts differ, born of the yew is best treated as a possible interpretation rather than a settled translation.

Owen is a familiar English-language form associated with Eoghan. Scottish Gaelic Eòghann and its Anglicized forms Ewan and Ewen belong to the neighboring Scottish tradition. These connections show how a name can retain its identity while changing substantially on the page. Eoghan itself preserves the Irish spelling and offers a direct connection to that language's naming history, rather than relying on the more familiar appearance of Owen.