Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Bekan
“small”
Bekan is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bekan comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Bekan developed from Beccán.
Bekan’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Bekan developed from the Old Irish form Beccán.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“descendant of Baoigheallán”
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Bohanan
“descendant of Buadhachanán”
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Begley
“descendant of Beaglaoch”
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Bresnahan
“descendant of Brosnachán”
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Feehan
“descendant of Fiachán”
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Neenan
“descendant of Naoidheannán”
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Meenan
“descendant of Mianán”
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