Lann is an
Irish language
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feminine
given name
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.
Bearers of the name
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Lann ingen Dúnlainge,
Princess
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of
Osraighe
Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, ...
and
Queen
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* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen (band), a British rock band
Queen or QUEEN may also refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Q ...
of
Midhe, died 866.
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Lann ingen Donnchadha,
Princess
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of
Ailech, died 940.
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Lann ui Selbachan
Lann is an Irish language feminine given name.
Bearers of the name
* Lann ingen Dúnlainge, Princess of Osraighe and Queen of Midhe, died 866.
* Lann ingen Donnchadha, Princess of Ailech, died 940.
* Lann ui Selbachan, Abbess of Kildare, die ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Lutheran and Anglican abbeys, the mod ...
of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...
, died 1047.
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Lann Perry,
Princess
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of
Maxime
Maxime is a French given name that may refer to:
People
*Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
*Maxime Bôcher (1867–1918), an American mathematician
* Maxime Boyer (born 1984), a Canadian professional wrestler ...
. died 1257.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Vanessa Lann
Vanessa Lann (born April 6, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Dutch composer living in the Netherlands.
Lann is known for contemporary compositions for underutilized instruments such as the bass clarinet, bassoonJanuary 23, 2014, Muzie ...
External links
* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Lann.shtml
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Irish-language feminine given names
Feminine given names