Girl · Old Irish
Eithne
Say it: EN-yuh
Meaning
Uncertain. Often glossed 'kernel' or linked to aitten 'gorse', but neither is established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 2007
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 384,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ethne, Eithna, Ethna
| English | Enya |
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Famous bearers
- Eithne, mother of Lugh in Irish myth
- Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin), Irish singer
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Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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