Fáelán

Old Irish

Etymology

From fáel (“wolf”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸaːi̯laːn]

Proper noun

Fáelán m

1. a male given name
   • Félire Óengusso, January 9:

     Fáelán deoda dígrais

     divine, excellent Fáelán

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Fáelán	—	—
vocative	a ḞáeláinL	—	—
accusative	FáelánN	—	—
genitive	FáeláinL	—	—
dative	FáelánL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Fáelán
  • Irish: Faolán
• → Old Norse: feilan (as a byname)
  • Icelandic: feilan (as a byname), Feilan (as a given name)