Given name

Áine

“brightness”·“radiance”

Áine is used as a given name. Interpretations include “brightness” and “radiance”. These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “brightness” and “radiance”. These may reflect different naming traditions.

Where it comes from

Áine comes from Old Irish.

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How it developed

From Old Irish án (“bright, brilliant; splendid, noble”).

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Áine’s family of names

In Irish usage, Áine has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Anna. In Irish usage, Áine has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ana. In Irish usage, Áine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ann.

Walk Áine’s family in the name graph

ÁineAineAnnaAnaAnnAnneΆννα

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Áine has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.

CzechIrish

6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Áine

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Áine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Gráinne

“grain”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Irish

O'Beirne

“descendant of Bran”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mccane

McCane is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mcgrane

“son of Ráighne”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mccance

“son of Angus”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

O'Keeffe

“descendant of Caomh”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

O'Hare

“descendant of Aichear”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

O'keefe

“descendant of Caomh”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Áine’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Áine

A sister for Áine