Meaning and Origin
What does the name Eon mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from North Dakota, U.S. says the name Eon means "God is gracious".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Eon means "Everlasting being of ultimate power".
- An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age."The eons of geological time." [Huxley.]
- [Gnostic Philos] One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being."Among the higher Æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life." [Am. Cyc.]
Note: ☞ Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.
Etymology: L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- An immeasurably long period of time ("oh, that happened eons ago")
- The longest division of geological time
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age”).
- (US) Eternity.
- A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
- (geology) The longest time period used in geology.
- (US, informal, hyperbolic) A long period of time.
- It's been since we last saw each other.
- (Gnosticism, usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
eon was also found in the following language(s): Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Serbo-Croatian, and Swedish