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Enya - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Enya

[ syll. e-nya, en-ya ] The girl name Enya is pronounced as EHNYah KEY. Enya is largely used in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. Enya is a variant of the name Eithne (Irish and Scottish).

Enya is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Enya include Eithne (Irish and Scottish), Anya (Latvian, Lithuanian, and Russian), Emi (English), Emie (English), Emine (Turkish), Emma (English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian), Emmi (English and German), Emmie (English), Emmy (Dutch and English), Ena (Irish, English, and German), Enna (Frisian and German), Aimee (English), Aimeé (French), Aimée (French), Aimi (English), Aimie (English), Aimy (English), Aina (Finnish, Scandinavian, and Catalan), Aino (Finnish), and Am (Vietnamese).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Enya: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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