Nechtan

Nechtan, Nectan or Neithon may refer to:

Kings:

  • Nechtan Morbet (fl. 5th or 6th century), king of the Picts
  • Nechtan nepos Uerb (fl. 7th century), king of the Picts
  • Nechtan mac Der-Ilei (d. 732), king of the Picts
  • Neithon of Alt Clut (fl. 7th century), King of Strathclyde

Other people:

  • Nechtan of Aberdeen (fl. 12th century), bishop of Aberdeen
  • Saint Nectan (fl. 5th/6th century), associated with Devon and Cornwall

Mythology:

  • Nechtan ScĂ©ne, character in the Irish Ulster Cycle
  • Nechtan (mythology), an Irish god
  • Nechtan mac Collbran, Irish-mythological character in Voyage of Bran