Boy's name
Éimhín
“AY-veen”
from eimh, 'swift' or 'active'
Why it is said that way
Two fadas and an mh: AY-veen. The mh does the same work bh does.
- bh, mh → v — or w in the middle of a word
- á é í ó ú (the fada) → a long vowel — and never optional
The story behind the name
Three Irish saints carried it; one founded Monasterevan, the monastery of Éimhín, and is patron of the O'Dempseys.
Where the name belongs
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