Nechtan

N1E1C3H4T1A1N1
/nɛx.tæn//nɛx.tɑn//nɛk.tæn//nɛk.tɑn/

proper noun

A male given name from Pictish.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareA male given name from Pictish.

    One of the Druids took him to see Nechtan, as one of Nechtan’s roles was to check newcomers’ suitability for entrance to the College.

    2007, William Clinkenbeard, Writers at Bay: A Collection of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 183

Origin

Ultimately from the Pictish ᚅᚓᚆᚆᚈᚑᚅᚅ (nehhtonn).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enchant
Cite this entry
APA

Nechtan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechtan

MLA

“Nechtan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechtan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nechtan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechtan.

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