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Beathan - Meaning of Beathan
What does Beathan mean?
[ 2 syll. bea-(t)han, be-ath-an ] The baby boy name Beathan is pronounced as BIY-THahN †. Beathan is used chiefly in the Gaelic and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Celtic origins. It is derived from the element 'beatha' which means life. The name Beathag (Gaelic and Scottish) is the female form of Beathan.
The name Bean (Gaelic) is a variant of Beathan.
See also the related form, Benjamin (English, French, German, and Hebrew).
See also the related categories, life and celtic.
Beathan is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2017, among the group of boy names directly linked to Beathan, Benjamin was the most widely used.
Baby names that sound like Beathan include Badan, Badyn, Baudoin, Baudouin, Baydin, Beaudin, Beaudine, Beaudyn, Bedwyn, Bodhan, Bodin, Bodyn, Bodyne, Bohdan, Botan, Botin, Bowdin, Bowdyn, Bodhana, and Bodine.
† English pronunciation for Beathan: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
