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adamnan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adamnan
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A male given name from Irish.

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”).

Questions

What does adamnan mean?
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.
Where does adamnan come from?
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”).

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