Eithne

Eithne (pronunciation [ˈɛnʲə], [ˈɛhnʲə]) is a female Irish given name. It means "little fire". Etymologically, the male first name Aidan corresponds to him.

Variations

Other, partly ancient, spellings are: Ethnea, Ethlend, Ethnen, Ethlenn, Ethnenn, Ethne , Aithne, Enya, Áine , Ena, Etney, Eithnenn, Eithlenn, Eithna, Ethni, Edlend, Edlenn, Ethniu , Ethliu, Ethlinn

Well-known namesake

• Eithne Ní Bhraonáin , Irish singer (stage name Enya ; * 1961)
• Eithne Farry , former editor of Elle magazine
• Eithne Fitzgerald , Former Labor Party MP (Ireland)
• Eithne Kaiser-Wilkins , the wife of the writer Ernst Kaiser
• Eithne Farry (* 1965), member of the Talulah Gosh band
• Eithne Dunne , Miss Ireland 1952
• Eithne McGuinness , film actress ( The Magdalene Sisters , Eng. The Merciless Sisters )

Others

• LÉ Eithne (P31), a warship of the Irish Navy ( flagship of the ocean-going patrol boats )
• Forgrann Eithne , the Irish name of the place Forgandenny