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Re: A Onna
by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)
10/4/2006, 8:20 AM
in reply to a message by Lady Iris
I can only find the male version in my reference books, such as O Corrain & Maguire's Irish Names. The spelling of that name, though, does not have an apostrophe. Instead there is a diacritical mark over the E: Éanna. The name is pronounced "AY-nah", first syllable as in the word "say". According to Irish Names, the original meaning is thought to be "bird-like."
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- Lady Iris (guest)   +1
10/4/2006, 10:57 AM
So could the name "AY-AW-nah" be used as a female version of AY-nah, (Eanna) or would it have differant origins?
Thanks again!
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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)
10/4/2006, 1:47 PM
I have no idea. I couldn't find anything like it in my reference books.
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