Given name
Eithne
“a graceful woman”·“one who is fiery; little fire”
Eithne is a variant of Ethna. One Irish interpretation is “a graceful woman.” Eithne is a variant of Edana. In Irish use, Edana carries the interpretation “one who is fiery; little fire.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eithne is a variant of Ethna. One Irish interpretation is “a graceful woman.” Eithne is a variant of Edana. In Irish use, Edana carries the interpretation “one who is fiery; little fire.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eithne connects to the Aidan name family through Edana. An origin associated with Aidan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Eithne connects to the Aidan name family through Edana. The history of Aidan gives this family its wider story. Aidan experienced a revival in the 20th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Eithne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,673 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,673 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eithne’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Eithne shares a linguistic root with the Old Norse form Eðna. Eithne has an English adaptation in Edna. In Irish usage, Eithne has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Enya.
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Around the world
Eithne has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eithne
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