Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Old Irish meaning "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an 8th-century saint.

Related Names

VariantConán
Other Languages & CulturesConán, Conan(Irish)

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Sources & References

  1. O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Cuan.shtml.
Entry updated January 21, 2022