Aoife

Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
20 famous people named Aoife found on Wikipedia.
1488 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 1776-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 1776-th in year 2018
Used in: Irish, Mythology

Meanings

Aoife (also spelled Aífe, Aeife; Irish: [ˈiːfʲə]; English: EE-fə) is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Gaelic aoibh, which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios (Latinized Esuvius, feminine Esuvia), which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus.
In Irish mythology, Aífe is the daughter of Airdgeimm, a warrior woman in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Aífe or Aoife is also the second wife of King Lir in the Irish myth Children of Lir and the twin sister (or, at times, the enemy) of Scathach. T. F. O'Rahilly supposed that the Irish heroine reflects an otherwise unknown goddess representing a feminine counterpart to Gaulish Esus.
The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish, but due to the similarity in sound, Aoife has often been anglicised as Eva or Eve. Aoife MacMurrough (also known as Eva of Leinster) was a 12th-century Irish noblewoman.

Means: beauty in Gaelic. In Irish legend Aoife was a warrior princess.

Famous People: 20 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Aoife O'Donovan 1982 Singer songwriter
2 Aoife MacMurrough 1145 Wife of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
3 Aoife Ní Fhearraigh Irish singer
4 Aoife Mulholland 1978 Irish actress
5 Aoife Kavanagh Irish journalist
6 Aoife McArdle
7 Aoife Madden 1981
8 Aoife Ní Thuairisg Irish television producer
9 Aoife Hoey 1983 Athlete from Ireland
10 Aoife Mannion 1995
11 Aoife Murray 1982 Camogie player
12 Aoife Clark 1981 Irish equestrian
13 Aoife O'Connor 1978 Camogie player
14 Aoife Neary 1985 Camogie player
15 Aoife Lynskey 1980 Camogie player
16 Aoife Hannon 1992 Irish model
17 Aoife Budd 1980
18 Aoife Beggs
19 Aoife MacNeill 1985
20 Aoife Clancy 1966 Irish singer