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Irish First Names
Adamnan [Adhamhnan] (m) 'little Adam'.
The name of an important Irish saint, c.624-704), the biographer of St Columba and an acquaintance of the Venerable Bede. He is the fist known writer ot speak of a monster in Loch Ness. There are many variants of the name, e.g. Awnan, Odanodan, O(u)nan, Junan which are given separate headings in the book.
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