Given name · also Primitive Irish

Conchenn

“dog”

Conchenn is a unisex given name from Primitive Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Old Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Conchenn goes back to a word meaning “dog.”

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Where it comes from

Conchenn comes from Primitive Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚉᚓᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic *kū.

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Sibling ideas

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