The baby name Egun is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-goon (approx. /ɛɡun/).
The baby name Egun is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-goon (approx. /ɛɡun/).
Egun is Basque, Yoruba in Origin.
Egun is a cross-cultural given name drawing on Basque and Yoruba sources. In Basque, egun simply means “day,” a bright, concise word often associated with beginnings and renewal. In Yoruba and related Atlantic traditions (Lucumí/Santería and Candomblé), Ẹ̀gún or Egungun refers to the collective ancestors and their masked festivals; as a personal name, Egun can honor lineage and protective forebears. The term also appears as an ethnonym for the Egun/Gun people of Benin and southwestern Nigeria, though personal use remains uncommon.
Not a standard forename in either culture, Egun has seen sporadic, modern unisex adoption - among Basque revivalist namers of the late 20th century and within Afro-diasporic spiritual communities. Variants and related forms include Ẹ̀gún, Égún, Egungun, and Afro‑Brazilian Egum; Basque Eguna (“the day”) is a lexical cousin. Do not confuse Egun with Germanic Egon.
Egun is far from common. We count 27 recorded uses of it across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Egun is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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