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Conán

A name meaning "little wolf; little hound".

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Conán is a boy name meaning "little wolf; little hound".

GenderBoy
Meaninglittle wolf; little hound

Meaning and history

The name means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Irish cú "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of the Isle of Man. It appears in Irish legend as a companion Fionn mac Cumhaill. A famous bearer of it as a middle name was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. It is also the name of the hero of the Conan the Barbarian series of books, comics and movies, debuting 1932.

Notes and context

Usage: irish