Girl · Old Irish
Damhnait
Say it: DOW-nit
Meaning
Uncertain; often derived from damh 'ox, stag' with a diminutive, 'little fawn', but this is unconfirmed.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
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
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Damnat
| English | Dymphna |
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Famous bearers
- Saint Dymphna, venerated at Geel in Flanders
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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