About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Eunan
- Variants
- Adomnán
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Borne by Saint Adamnán of Iona, 9th abbot of Iona, biographer of Saint Colm Cille, and author of 'Cáin Adomnáin' (the Law of the Innocents) which protected non-combatants in war.
The story behind Adamnán
As ninth abbot of Iona, Adamnán wrote the Vita Columbae and convened the synod of Birr where he secured protection for women, children and clergy in warfare.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 7th-century abbot of Iona and biographer of Columba.
Did you know?
His Cáin Adomnáin of 697 was one of the earliest legal codes protecting non-combatants in war.
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