Aoibheann

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Irish

Pronounced Pron. /ˈiː.vʲənʲ/

Meaning & History

From Old Irish Oébfinn or Aíbinn, derived from oíb meaning "beauty, appearance, form" and finn meaning "white, blessed". This was the name of the mother of Saint Énna of Aran. It was also borne by the daughter of the 10th-century Irish high king Donnchad Donn.