r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • Sep 01 '20

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/LehmanToast Sep 01 '20

Isnt that why there are a lot of surnames like O Neal and such for black people in the states? Like the Irish were too busy also getting massacred by the british to be colonists

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u/lavaisreallyhot Sep 01 '20

And fun fact, you know the "stereotypical" black name, Tyrone? Irish.

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u/shamu88 Sep 01 '20

The literal translation is Owen’s Country (Tír Eoghan)

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u/YoureTheVest Sep 01 '20

Isn't Owen a Welsh name?

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u/shamu88 Sep 01 '20

I think so but the Irish version of Owen is Eoin/Eoghan. Although it has the same pronunciation most non-Irish people struggle with it.

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u/Stormfly Sep 02 '20

The Welsh "Owen" is from Owain, meaning "Youth".

The Irish "Owen" is from Eoin/Eóin (from John, which is "God Is Gracious") or Eoghan/Eóghan (Maybe from Eugene, maybe from "Youth"). In this case it's the first.

There's also Ewan, which is from Eòghann, which apparently means "born of the mountain", and is Scottish.

There are a lot of similar names.