About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Phelan, Felan
- Variants
- Faelán
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by several Irish saints and warriors, including a king of Leinster and a member of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle.
The story behind Faolán
Several Faoláns appear in the martyrologies; the diminutive of faol (wolf) was a favourite warrior name.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; widely borne by saints and warriors.
Did you know?
Saint Faolán of Cluain Maoscna (Foillan) was martyred in Brabant in 655 with his fellow Irish missionaries.
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