Baby name

STABLE GIRL · OLD IRISH
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Clíodhna

/KLEE · oh · nah/


“Shapely or”

Old Irish name of uncertain meaning, possibly related to clodhna meaning shapely or from a Celtic root; in Irish mythology Clíodhna was a goddess of beauty and a queen of the fairies of Munster.

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How it ages.

Deeply Irish and mythologically rich; challenging to pronounce outside Ireland, which limits but also protects it.

The cultural moment.

Traditional in Ireland, particularly Munster; consistently used in Irish-language families.