Ailbhe name - Meaning of Ailbhe

Ailbhe name - Meaning of Ailbhe

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Gender
Masculine & Feminine
Lucky Number
1
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Usage
Irish, Gaelic
Pronounced
AL-va
Ailbhe Meaning
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white". In Irish legend this was the name of a female warrior of the Fianna. It was also the name of a 6th-century masculine saint. Ailbhe originates in Gaelic languages and means "fair, white". This was the name of a male 6th century Irish bishop, one of the pre-Patrician saints. Today, the name can be used as both masculine and feminine, but is rather unusual.

Ailbhe Related Names
Variants: Alby, Elva

Ailbhe Celebrities
Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh - poet,


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