Girl's name
Blinne
“BLIN-ya”
a form of Moninne, the name of a Louth saint
The story behind the name
St Blinne, or Moninne, of Killeavy in County Armagh was one of the earliest Irish women saints, a contemporary of Brigid; her holy well on Slieve Gullion is still visited.
Where the name belongs
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