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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
An old Gaelic word meaning noble, used as both an epithet and a personal name. Inis Ealga (Noble Island) is a poetic name for Ireland in bardic verse.
The story behind Ealga
A modern revival of an old poetic word, now occasionally given to daughters as a name evoking Ireland itself.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; poetic name from Gaelic vocabulary.
Did you know?
Inis Ealga — the Noble Isle — is one of the bardic names for Ireland itself.
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