Eochaid or Eochaidh (earlier Eochu or Eocho, sometimes anglicised as Eochy, Achaius or Haughey) is a popular medieval Irish and Scottish Gaelic name deriving from Old Irish ech "horse", borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures.

Variations

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Old Irish Modern Irish Hiberno-English Scottish Gaelic Scottish English
Eochaid Eochaidh Eochy Eachann Hector

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Two legendary Irish High Kings were called Rothechtaid, which appears to mean "Eochaid's wheels"

Fiction

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  • The name Eochaid was used by Rutland Boughton for the king in his opera The Immortal Hour in 1914.
  • In Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, in Dragon Magazine #381 Eochaid was used as an example patron for a fey pact warlock. It is described as a mixture of a fey humanoid and animal shapes, while the art shows a humanoid with fur and horns, green twines forming the arms, trees forming its legs and the roots forming its toes.
  • In the 2022 video game Elden Ring, "Eochaid" is a mentioned location and former home of the character "Elemer of the Briar". A collectable weapon "Regalia of Eochaid" also hails from the fictitious domain.