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    Ultan

    UL-tan

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Man of Ulster; Bearded one
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Ultan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Man of Ulster; Bearded one", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ultan.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Ultan is divinely placed — times appointed, bounds determined, known before the belly, the man sanctified for his exact place and purpose.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Acts 17:26

      "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation."

    • Jeremiah 1:5

      "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee."

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