Nechtan
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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 (fl. 8th century), 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 Scéne, character in the Irish Ulster Cycle
- Nechtan (mythology), an Irish god
- Nechtan mac Collbran, Irish-mythological character in Voyage of Bran