Fachtna
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Related to Fachanan, Fachtnán, Fachtnan and Faughnan.[1] Perhaps derived from Latin facundus.
See also Cill Fachna Bheag and Kilfaughnabeg.[2]
Proper noun edit
Fachtna m (genitive Fachtna)
- a male given name
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Fachtna | Fhachtna | bhFachtna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Fachtna, Dictionary of National Biography 1885-1900, wikisource.org
- ^ Cill Fachna Bheag, logainm.ie