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)

a male given name from Old Irish, sometimes Anglicized as Rowan
(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

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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