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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Ainder
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
A poetic Old Irish word for a young woman, used as a personal name in early literature and bardic poetry. Evokes the idealised maiden of Gaelic verse.
The story behind Ainnir
The word ainnir appears throughout bardic poetry as the standard term for a young woman of noble bearing, and was sometimes adopted as a personal name.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; literary name from Gaelic verse.
Did you know?
Ainnir simply means 'maiden' in Old Irish.
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