Chattan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chattan

What is the meaning of the name Chattan ?

The baby name Chattan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃætən/ (CHAT-un).

Chattan is in Origin.

Chattan is a Scottish Gaelic–derived name best known from Clan Chattan. In Gaelic, Clann Chatain (“children of Catan”) shows lenition, hence the h; the underlying personal name is Cathán/Catan, from Old Irish cath “battle” + diminutive -án, meaning “little battle,” by extension “warlike/warrior.” The cult of the early saint Catan (Cattán) helped fix the name in Scottish and Irish tradition.

As a given name, Chattan is rare, more often a clan or surname element, though occasionally used by Highland-descended families. Records from medieval charters and lore of the Clan Chattan confederation sustain its historical profile. Variants and related forms include Cathán (Irish), Cathan/Catan/Cattan (Scots/English), and the Gaelic genitive Chatain; surnames from the same root include Ó Catháin (Keane/Kane), not strictly variants of Chattan.

⚙ Chattan is an uncommon pick. There are only 21 recorded uses of it in our data, from 8 countries.