Aine - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. ai-ne, ain-e ] The girl name Aine is pronounced AAN-YAA- ^KEY. Aine's language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly used in Irish. The name Aine means 'fire, brightness, splendor'. Derived from the word aed with the meaning 'fire'. An old form of the name is Aodnait (Old Irish). The name was borne by a fertility goddess in legend, who was also known a fairy queen in Irish folklore; the kings of Munster claimed to be her descendants. She was also associated with Knockainey, also known as Aine's Hill, in County Limerick. This is one of the oldest Irish names. Aine is the feminine version of the Irish and Scottish Aodh.

Aine is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Aine include the Greek Agni, the Akan and Polish Ama, the Arabic Aman, the English Ami, the English Amie, the Arabic Amineh, the Fante, Twi, and German Amma, the English Ammie, the English Amye, the English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, and Spanish Ana, the French Anais, the French Anaïs, the Akan Anan, the Tamil, English, and Hawaiian Ani, the English Anie, the French Anine, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna, the English Annah, the English Annie, and the German Annine.

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