How do you pronounce Tríona?

Tríona is pronounced “TREE-na”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Tríona mean?

Tríona means a pet form of Caitríona or Catraoine.

Is Tríona a boy's or a girl's name?

Tríona is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Tríona spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Traoine, Trina. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Girl's name

Tríona

“TREE-na”

a pet form of Caitríona or Catraoine

TraoineTrina

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The back half of Caitríona, made into a name of its own. Woulfe gives Trina, Katie and Katty as its English forms. The singer and composer Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill is one well-known bearer.

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