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[ 2 syll. e-gon, eg-on ] The boy name Egon is pronounced IYGahN or IYGAAN †. Egon's language of origin is Celtic and Germanic, and it is used mainly in the Irish, German, Hungarian, and Slavic languages. Germanic origin, German, Hungarian, and Slavic use: An original form of Egon is Egino (Germanic). The medieval name could be derived from the element ek ('edge of a sword'), or else agi ('awe, terror, fear'). The Bavarian-born Saint Egino or Egon (-1122) was an abbot in the abbey of Ulric and Afra. In addition, Egon is a variant form (Irish) of the Irish and Scottish Aodh.
Egon is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Egon include the name Eagan, the Irish Egan, the name Econ, the name Ekon, the name Aigan, the name Aigin, the Arabic Ihsan, the Igbo Ikem, the Arabic Isam, the Indian Ishaan, the English Isham, the Arabic Issam, the Basque and Spanish Izan, the name Izikm, the Irish and Scottish Eoghan, the Scottish Iagan, the Hawaiian Iakona, and the Spanish Ignatio. A famous person named Egon is Egon Ronay, Food Critic, born 24 July 1915, Budapest, Hungary.
† English pronunciation for Egon: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
