Nechtan

English

Etymology

Ultimately from the Pictish ᚅᚓᚆᚆᚈᚑᚅᚅ (nehhtonn).

Pronunciation

• (in dialects without the lock–loch merger) IPA^(key): /nɛx.tæn/, /nɛx.tɑn/
• (in dialects with the lock–loch merger) IPA^(key): /nɛk.tæn/, /nɛk.tɑn/

Proper noun

Nechtan

1. (rare) A male given name from Pictish.
   • 2007, William Clinkenbeard, Writers at Bay: A Collection of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 183:

     One of the Druids took him to see Nechtan, as one of Nechtan’s roles was to check newcomers’ suitability for entrance to the College.

Further reading

• Nechtan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• canneth, enchant