Girl's name
Aoibhe
“EE-va”
from aoibh, 'beauty, radiance'
Why it is said that way
Same pair as Aoibheann: ao is ee, bh is v, so EE-va. Six letters, three sounds.
- bh, mh → v — or w in the middle of a word
- ao → ee, or ay in Munster
The story behind the name
A short, modern favourite built on the same root as Aoife — part of a whole family of Irish names (Aoife, Aoibheann, Aoibhe) that all say beauty in slightly different ways.
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