Girl's name
Áine
“AW-nya”
IPA: /ˈaːnʲə/
'brightness, splendour, radiance'
The story behind the name
Áine was a goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty, associated with Cnoc Áine (Knockainey) in County Limerick, where midsummer fires were lit in her honour into the 19th century. She is also called a queen of the fairies in Munster folklore, and the FitzGeralds claimed descent from her.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Áine O'Gorman (born 1989) — Irish association football player
- Áine Lawlor (born 1961) — Irish journalist
- Áine Brady (born 1954) — Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1954)
- Áine Collins (born 1969) — Irish politician
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Áine on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
Surnames built on this name
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