Given name
Ultan
“ulsterman”·“a man from Ulster”
Ultan is used as a given name. Interpretations include “ulsterman” and “a man from Ulster”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “ulsterman” and “a man from Ulster”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Ultan’s family of names
Ultan has a related form in Ulltan. Ultan has a related form in Ulltann. Ultan has a related form in Ullttan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ultan
- Ultan DillaneFrench-born Irish rugby union playerborn 1993
- Saint UltanIrish musician and saint601–655
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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