Caoimhín
from caomh, 'gentle, kind' — 'of gentle birth'
The c and the ao together give KWEE, the mh is a v, and the fada on the i makes it a long ee. KWEE-veen.
- bh, mh → v — or w in the middle of a word
- ao → ee, or ay in Munster
- á é í ó ú (the fada) → a long vowel — and never optional
St Kevin founded Glendalough in the Wicklow mountains and, folklore insists, stood so long in prayer with his hand outstretched that a blackbird nested in it — and he waited for the chicks to fledge. Seamus Heaney wrote a poem about exactly that patience.
- Caoimhín Kelleher (born 1998) — Irish footballer
- Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (born 1979) — Irish musician
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Caoimhín on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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