The name comes from the Irish Éireann.

Irish mythology names female. In fact many of todays popular names have ancient roots in Irish folklore. She gave birth to the. She is celebrated during Imbolc or Candlemas.

Whereas the gods of the Greek Pantheon have become known for their acts of lechery as equally as theyve become known for their acts of bravery and the gods of the Norse Pantheon have become just as synonymous with savagery as they have with shamanism various members of the Celtic. Irish - A virtuous woman. Niamh - In Irish Niamh means bright but in the Irish Fenian Cycle Niamh was the daughter of the god of the sea.

From the Gaelic word caomh this name means gentle beautiful or precious. Brigid - daughter of the Dagda. Most well known now as a Christian saint Brigid is a pre-Christian Irish goddess and a member of the Tuatha De Danann.

In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire poetry and wisdom the daughter of the god Dagda. People continue to celebrate her on Midsummers Eve on Knockainy Aines Hill in Kerry a county in Ireland. Caoimhe kwee-va or kee-va.

Athracht and Athrachta are variant form of names. She was known as Cally Berry which means old gloomy woman in Irish. Bridget f Irish English Irish Mythology Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid meaning exalted one.

50 Irish Girls Names. This name means beautiful radiant or joyful and likely derives from the Gaelic word aoibh meaning beauty or pleasure In Irish mythology Aoife. Áine - goddess of love summer wealth and sovereignty.