Adamnan

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Irish Adam

Proto-Celtic *-agnos

Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni)

Old Irish -án

Old Irish Adomnánbor.

English Adamnan

Borrowed from Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).

Proper noun

Adamnan

1. An Irish saint (c. 624–704), patron saint of the Diocese of Raphoe, the biographer of St. Columba and an acquaintance of the Venerable Bede.
2. A male given name from Irish.

Translations

Irish saint

• Irish: Adhamhnán m

  Old Irish: Adomnán m

• Portuguese: Adamnan m, Adomnan m, Adamnão m
• Scottish Gaelic: Eònan m

Anagrams

• Andaman

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Adomnan, Adamnão

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dɐ̃ˈnɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐˈmnan/ [ɐ.ðɐˈmnan]

Proper noun

Adamnan m

1. Adamnan (Irish saint)