Mathgamain

Gender Masculine
Usage Old Irish [1]

Meaning & History

Means "bear" in Old Irish, a compound of math, itself meaning "bear", and gamuin meaning "calf". This was the name of a brother of the Irish king Brian Boru.

Related Names

Rootsmath + gamuin
Other Languages & CulturesMahon, Mathúin(Irish) Mathghamhain(Medieval Irish)

Categories

animals, bears, cows, fauna, history, nature, princes, royalty

Sources & References

  1. O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Mathgamain.shtml.
Entry added January 21, 2022