Girl's name
Fódla
“FOE-la”
thought to be from Old Irish fót, 'sod' or 'land'
The story behind the name
The third of the three sister goddesses, with Ériu and Banba, and married to Mac Cecht. Her name means the ground itself. Like Banba she is used as a poetic name for the country, and both turn up in bardic poetry long after anyone believed in them.
Where the name belongs
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