Given name · also Irish

Dubhán

“black”

Dubhán is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Primitive Irish. It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dubhán goes back to a word meaning “black.”

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Where it comes from

Dubhán comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Primitive Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Irish usage, Dubhán developed from the Primitive Irish form ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ.

Dubhán’s family of names

In Irish usage, Dubhán developed from the Primitive Irish form ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ. Dubhán has an English adaptation in Duane.

Walk Dubhán’s family in the name graph

DubhánDuaneᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ

The ring: across languages.

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

Similar names

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Irish

Dullahan

Dullahan is a surname from Irish.

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Irish

Dullaghan

Dullaghan is a surname from Irish.

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Irish

Dunnagan

“descendant of Donnagán”

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Irish

Duignan

“descendant of Duibhgeannán”

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Irish

Dornan

“fist”

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Irish

Durnin

“descendant of Duirnín”

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Irish

Duffin

“descendant of Dubhfionn”

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Celtic

Dubthach

“black”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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