girls Irish names to trip off the tongue, - A
Becuma - In Irish mythology she was married to the legendary 'Conn of the Hundred Battles'. Beibhinn,Befind,Bebinn,Bebhionn - Meaning ' fair lady' it was a very popular Irish girls name in early Ireland. Berrach,Bearrach - Known for 'goodness and generosity', a wife of Fionn macCumhall. Bia - The name of an Abbess in County Armagh. Blanaid, Blathnat, Blaithin - Beautiful girls name it is a diminutive of the Irish language word for flower. Blinne - Was baptised by St.Patrick, feast day is on July 6th. Brigit, Brighid, Brid - This girls name means 'high goddess'. Brigit was the pagan goddess of poetry. Many Christian saints also shared the name. Saint Brigit of kildare is probably the most well known. Her feast day is February 1st. To avoid confusion with a Swedish saint, St.Brigitta, Bridget is also used. Other versions are Bridin, Bride, Brighdin. Bronach - Meaning 'sorrowful', her feast day is April 2nd. Bronagh is the version used in the English language. Irish girls names - CCaoilainn, Caelinn, Caelfind - Maening 'fair and slender', it was the name of several Irish saints. Feast day is on Feb. 3rd.Caireann, Cairenn - Best known was 'Cairenn Chasdubh' or Cairenn of the dark curly hair. Mother of Niall of the Nine hostages. English version is Karan, Karen. Caitilin, Caitlin - Often used girls name in Ireland, it is derived from the French form Caterine. Several ancient Irish churches bear this name. Triona is the diminutive irish language version. Caoimhe - Now a very popular irish girls name, Caoimhe means 'beauty or grace'. Also the name of a saint from County Down. Feast day is on November 2nd.
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