Conan (name)

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Conan is a Gaelic male name that is common mainly in England and Ireland. It is derived from the Gaelic root word with a diminutive suffix and means "little wolf".

Well-known namesake

Ruler:

Saints:

Clergy:

  • Conan, Bishop of Sudarn, educator of Saint Fiacrius

Family name:

  • Jean Conan (1765–1834) ("Guingamp"), Breton author
  • Neal Conan (* 1949), American radio journalist, producer and correspondent

First name:

Legends:

  • Conan Meriadoc , legendary first Duke of Brittany
  • Conan , British prince who, according to the Caradocus Chronicles, came to Ireland with his brother Haralt in 1050 and placed himself under Irish protection

Fictional characters:

Bacteria:

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04189c.htm
  2. ^ Joël Cornette: Fils de mémoire: L'autobiographie de Jean Conan 1765-1834. Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine 39/3. 1992, pp. 353-402
  3. ^ Geoffrey Keating: The History of Ireland