Old High German origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “sharp point”
Variant of Egino, diminutive of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Egin-, from *agi (“awe”), later merged with Old High German ekka (“sharp point”) (from *aggju). Popular during the first half of the 20th century.
Sources for this account (9)
- Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- German Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Greek Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Spanish Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- French Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Italian Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Dutch Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: EgonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
