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Athan

Athan

See also: athan, athán, áthán, àthan, and á thần

English

Proper noun

Athan

  1. A male given name, rather uncommon.

Anagrams

athan

athan

See also: Athan, athán, áthán, àthan, and á thần

English

Noun

athan ‎(plural athans)

  1. Alternative spelling of azan

Anagrams

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish adann f ‎(“coltsfoot”).

Noun

athan m ‎(genitive singular athain)

  1. coltsfoot

Synonyms

Etymology

Perhaps from Nathan, via rebracketing of "my Nathan" as "mine Athan"; compare Ned, derived from Ed via rebracketing in the opposite direction.

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