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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by minor early Irish saints commemorated in the martyrologies.
The story behind Banbhán
Banbhán appears in early Irish genealogies and survives chiefly in the surname Ó Banbháin (Banaghan).
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; descriptive nickname-name.
Did you know?
From banbh, the Irish word for a piglet, used affectionately as a personal name.
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