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Bláthnat

Girl · Old Irish

Bláthnat

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Meaning

From Old Irish bláth 'flower' with the diminutive -nat: 'little flower'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
  2. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

Irish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Bláthnaid

Famous bearers

  • Bláthnat, wife of Cú Roí in Ulster Cycle tales

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Where this comes from

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