Lann is an
Irish language
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female
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...
given name
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.
Bearers of the name
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Lann ingen Dúnlainge,
Princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
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 Diocese of Ossory. The home of ...
and
Queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
of
Midhe, died 866.
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Lann ingen Donnchadha,
Princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
of
Ailech, died 940.
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Lann ui Selbachan
Lann is an Irish language female 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, died ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
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of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...
, died 1047.
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Lann Perry
Lann is an Irish language female 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, died ...
,
Princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
of
Maxime Maxime is a French given name that may refer to:
As a name
* Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
*Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician
* Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler
* Maxime Du Camp, French wri ...
. died 1257.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
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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, Muz ...
External links
* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Lann.shtml
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Irish-language feminine given names