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Adamnan.

An Irish saint (c. 624–704), patron saint of the Diocese of Raphoe, the biographer of St. Columba and an acquaintance of the Venerable Bede.

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  1. An Irish saint (c. 624–704), patron saint of the Diocese of Raphoe, the biographer of St. Columba and an acquaintance of the Venerable Bede.

  2. A male given name from Irish.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Irish Adam Proto-Celtic *-agnos Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni) Old Irish -án Old Irish Adomnánbor. English Adamnan Borrowed from Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).

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