Conan

Conan is a Gaelic man's name, which is particularly common in England and Ireland. It is derived from the Gaelic word stem from cú with diminutive suffix meaning " little wolf ".

Well-known bearers of the name

Ruler

  • Conan I ( Brittany ) of the Wrongs ( 927-992 ), Duke of Brittany, Rennes
  • Conan II (Brittany ) of the Small ( 1028-1071 ), Duke of Brittany
  • Conan III. (Brittany ) to the thickness ( 1096-1148 ), Duke of Brittany
  • Conan IV (Brittany ) ( † 1171 ), Duke of Brittany

Saint

  • St. Conan of Assaroe
  • St. Conan of Ballinamore
  • St. Conan, Bishop of Man ( Mochonna )

Clergyman

  • Conan, Bishop of Sudarn, educators of the Holy Fiacrius

Family name

  • Jean Conan (1765-1834) ( " Guingamp " ), Breton author.
  • Neal Conan ( born 1949 ), American radio journalist, producer and correspondent

First name

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), British physician and mystery writer (Sherlock Holmes)
  • Conan O'Brien ( born 1963 ), American entertainer

Legendary figures

  • Conan Meriadoc, legendary first Duke of Brittany
  • Conan, a British prince, who with his brother Haralt came to the Caradocus Chronicle in 1050 to Ireland and stood under Ireland's patron

Fictional characters

  • Conan / Conaan, King of the piratical Fomoraig the Irish tradition
  • Conan Maol, warriors of the Fianna in Irish tradition
  • MacLia Conan, Lord of Luachar; Ally of the Irish mythical Fionn mac Cumhaill commander ( Finn MacCool )
  • Conan MacMoirna, magic mighty warrior of the Fianna in Irish sagas surrounding Diarmuid and Gráinne. It lies in blood feud with the army commander Finn, but reconciles with him after he killed the dragon, who was sprung from the head of Cian
  • Conan the Cimmerian, hero of several short stories and a novel of the American fantasy author Robert E. Howard
  • Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer and Conan (2011), movies based on the character Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
  • Conan the Adventurer and Conan and his brave friends animated series based on Robert E. Howard's stories
  • Conan the Adventurer live-action series with Ralf Möller in the lead role (based on Robert E. Howard's fictional character )
  • Conan Edogawa, main character of the manga series Detective Conan Gosho Aoyama Japanese cartoonist
  • Conan, the title character of the anime series Mirai Shonen Conan
Goidelic languages Conan I of Rennes Conan II, Duke of Brittany Conan III, Duke of Brittany Conan IV, Duke of Brittany Conan the Barbarian (2011 film) Saint-Connan
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