Aoife ee-faThis name means beautiful radiant or joyful and likely derives from the Gaelic word aoibh meaning beauty or pleasure.

Female irish name meaning ice. Selecting a name your new daughter can be exciting and a little overwhelming. That same year Nora was number 197 in England and Wales and 131 in Ireland. The name Edna was given heavily from 1880 to 1980 but hasnt seen much use since the early 1980s.

Theres a wealth of name choices out there. EITHNE pronounced ee -na. This name makes us recall the snowflakes and icicles of the winter.

And it has a great meaning too. Noirin Nora Norah Noreen Norene. Irish Girls Names.

Edna reached peak popularity in the United States in 1918 and only 79 girls were given the name. This particular name means from the white field which makes it perfect as a wintertime name. To help narrow it down consider a name inspire by the Emerald Isle of.

Whittaker is a fairly old-fashioned name but some of the classics never truly die out. CELTIC NAMES OF THE BRITISH ISLES Female Male. But after her twelve brothers were murdered she set out to avenge their deaths and became a fierce warrior.

But Nora and Norah are climbing steeply in popularity in the US. Yas is short sweet and to the point. Irish Gaelic name derived from the word eithne meaning kernel Edna Ena Enya Ethna and Etna are Anglicized forms.