Given name

Adhamhnán

“little Adam”

Adhamhnán is a masculine given name from Old Irish, meaning “little Adam.” It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Adhamhnán means “little Adam.”

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Where it comes from

Adhamhnán comes from Old Irish.

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How it developed

From Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).

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Adhamhnán’s family of names

In Irish usage, Adhamhnán continues an earlier form in Adomnán.

Walk Adhamhnán’s family in the name graph

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Irish

Adamnan

“little Adam”

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Irish

Aodhagán

Aodhagán is a masculine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Irish.

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>99% boys

Irish

O'Gorman

“descendant of Gormán”

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Irish

Eònan

“little Adam”

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>99% boys

Irish

Cahalan

“son of Cathalán”

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Celtic

Eòghann

“yew-born”

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>99% boys

Irish

Carnathan

“descendant of Cearnachán”

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Irish

O'Reagan

“of Riagán”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Adhamhnán’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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