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Lasairfhíona (Irish Name)
Lasairfhíona (), is an Irish language feminine given name. The name means "wine flame" or "flame of wine" as it derives from the Irish words meaning "flame" and , the lenited genitive form of meaning "wine". The "fh" combination is silent in Irish and spelling variations of this name also include Lasairíona. Bearers of the name Some eleven bearers of the name are found in the extant Irish annals - three of these bear the surname Ní Conchobair (or a variant spelling). The earliest example is found under the year 1239 in the Annals of Connacht. The name was still widely in use in the 1920s in Ireland when Reverend Woulfe compiled his book "Irish Names and Surnames". It continues to be used today, such as by the singer Lasairfhíona. However, the name is not widespread and has not featured in the Central Statistics Office lists of baby names since searchable records since 1964 (years where less than three children with the same name are born are not included in the statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
