Odhrán

Irish

Alternative forms

• Oḋrán

Etymology

From Old Irish Odrán, originally from odur + -án. By surface analysis, odhar (“dun”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əuˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɾˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɾˠanˠ/

Proper noun

Odhrán m (genitive Odhráin)

1. a male given name from Old Irish

Declension

Declension of Odhrán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Odhrán vocative a Odhráin genitive Odhráin dative Odhrán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Odhrán genitive an Odhráin dative leis an Odhrán don Odhrán

Related terms

• odhar
• Odharnait

Descendants

• → English: Odhran, Oran, Oren, Orin
• Ó hOdhráin (surname)
  • → English: Horan

Mutation

Mutated forms of Odhrán

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Odhrán	nOdhrán	hOdhrán	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Odhrán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Odhrán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024