Ruadhán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Rúadán, from Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, ruadh (“red, auburn”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠuːˈɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːanˠ/

Proper noun

Ruadhán m (genitive Ruadháin)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, sometimes Anglicized as Rowan
2. (Irish mythology) A character from Irish mythology, son of Bríd.

Declension

Declension of Ruadhán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Ruadhán Vocative a Ruadháin Genitive Ruadháin Dative Ruadhán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Ruadhán Genitive an Ruadháin Dative leis an Ruadhán don Ruadhán

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúadán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language