Aoife

Aoife, earlier Aífe^{[citation needed]} (Irish pronunciation: [ˈiːfʲə], English: /ˈiːfə/ EE-fə), is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish aoibh, meaning "beauty", "pleasure" or "radiant goddess", although the name has also be associated with the Gaulish goddess Esuvia. The name is sometimes Anglicised as Eva (unrelated to Aoife).^[1] It is also popular in old Irish folk lore such as The Children of Lir.

People with this name

• Aoife of Leinster d.1188
• Aoife (singer), an Irish singer formerly known as Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
• Aoife Mulholland, actress and singer
• Aoife Hoey, Irish bobsledding olympian
• Aoife O'Donovan, lead singer of American string band Crooked Still
• Aoife McMahon, Irish actress

Mythological and fictional characters

• Aífe, daughter of Airdgeimm, a warrior woman in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
• Aífe or Aoife, the second wife of King Lir in the Irish myth, Children of Lir
• Aífe or Aoife, the twin sister or sometimes enemy of Scathach the Warrior in some Celtic myths.
• The twin sister of Scathach the Warrior in the novel series "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" by Michael Scott
• Main character in The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
• Aoife, a succubus in Lost Girl

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Other uses

• Aoife (album) (1996), the second album by the Irish singer Aoife
• The LÉ Aoife (P22) is a Republic of Ireland naval vessel

See also

• List of Irish-language given names

References

External links

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