GobÁN

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  • Irish
Either means "little smith" from Irish gobha "smith" combined with a diminutive suffix, or else derived from the name of the Irish god GOIBNIU (which is also a derivative of gobha).

GOIBNIU   male   Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish gobha meaning "smith". This was the name of the Irish smith god, a provider of weapons for the Tuatha De Danann. He was also skilled at brewing beer.
FEMININE FORMS
HISTORY: Gobnata
IRISH: Gobinet, Gobnait, Gobnet
OTHER FORMS
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Goibniu
WELSH MYTHOLOGY: Govannon