Girl's name
Clodagh
“KLOH-da”
from the River Clodiagh in Waterford
The story behind the name
One of the few Irish names that began as a river and became a person rather than the other way round. Lady Clodagh Anson, daughter of the 5th Marquess of Waterford, was named after the Clodiagh, which runs through the family estate at Curraghmore, and the name spread from her.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Clodagh Rodgers (1947–2025) — British singer
- Clodagh Simonds (born 1953) — Irish singer
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Clodagh on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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