Rúadán

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, rúad (“red, reddish”) +‎ -án.

Proper noun

Rúadán m

(Irish mythology) A character from Irish mythology, son of Brigit and Bres.
a male given name

Descendants

Irish: Ruadhán
- → English: Rowan
Scottish Gaelic: Ruadhan

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúadán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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