Ruadhán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Rúadán, from Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, ruadh (“red, auburn”) + -án.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ruadhán m (genitive Ruadháin)
- a male given name from Old Irish, sometimes Anglicized as Rowan
- (Irish mythology) A character from Irish mythology, son of Bríd.
Declension edit
Declension of Ruadhán
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúadán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language