Girl's name
Ríona
“REE-na”
from ríoghan, 'queen'
The story behind the name
The full form, Ríoghnach, was the name of a 6th-century saint and, in legend, the wife of Niall of the Nine Hostages. It doubles neatly as an Irish equivalent of Regina, which means the same thing in Latin.
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