Flann (female name)
Encyclopedia
Flann is an Irish language
given name
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Flann was a name appropriate to be used by both sexes (for a list of men named Flann, see Flann
).
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
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Flann was a name appropriate to be used by both sexes (for a list of men named Flann, see Flann
Flann
Flann is an Irish language male name. It might refer to:* Flann Fína mac Ossu, another name for King Aldfrith of Northumbria * Flann mac Lonáin , Irish poet...
).
Bearers of the name
- Flann ingen Dungaile, QueenQueen regnantA queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
of TaraTara-Religions and deities:*Tara , is a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism, actually the generic name for a set of similar bodhisattvas*In Hinduism:*Tara , a Mahavidya of Mahadevi, Kali or Parvati...
, died 890. - Flann ingen Donnchadha, Queen of AilechAilechAilech was a medieval kingdom in Ireland, roughly centred on modern-day County Tyrone and the Inishowen peninsula in Ulster....
, died 938.
External links
- http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Flann.shtml