About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Enan
- Variants
- Eanán
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Diminutive of the Irish word for bird, borne by several early Irish saints including Éanán of Druim Rathe. Appears in martyrologies.
The story behind Éanán
Saint Éanán of Rosmanagher was an obscure but locally venerated early Irish saint.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; minor early Irish saint.
Did you know?
His mother Aoibheann is named in the genealogies of Irish saints.
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