Setanta

sheh-TAN-ta · meaning uncertain

Setanta is an Irish boy’s name, said sheh-TAN-ta, and it means meaning uncertain.

How to say Setanta

Setanta is said sheh-TAN-ta, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Setanta means

Setanta means meaning uncertain. The boyhood name of Cú Chulainn, before he killed the hound of Culann.

Also written as

Setanta turns up in English with these spellings: Setanta.

Names that mean something similar

• Neasa: meaning uncertain
• Cormac: meaning debated, often read as “charioteer”
• Doireann: meaning debated, often read as “sullen” or “daughter of Fionn”

More Irish boys’ names

• Seán: Irish form of John
• Tadhg: poet

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Setanta in Ogham · Setanta in the old Gaelic script