Áine () is an Irish female given name. It means "radiance" and was the name of the Irish Celtic goddess of wealth and summer:
Áine
Áine () is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun,MacKillop, James (1998) ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology'' Oxford: Oxford University Press pp.10, 16, 128 and is sometimes represent ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Áine Brady (born 1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher
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Áine Rose Daly, British actor and singer
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Áine Lawlor (born 1965), Irish radio broadcaster
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Áine Minogue (born 1977), Irish harpist
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Áine Murphy, Northern Irish politician
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Áine Ní Chonaill (born 1952), Irish activist
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Aine Ni Mhuiri
Áine Ní Mhuirí (born Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. She began her career at the Damer Theatre, later working in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Áine is a fluent Irish language speaker.
Career
In 1975, she appeared in a play ...
, Irish actress
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Áine O'Gorman (born 1989), Irish footballer
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Áine Phillips, Irish performance artist
* Áine Ní Murchadha, Princess of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
, fl. 1169
* Áine Ní Duinn Sleibhe, Queen of
Airgíalla, died 1171
* Áine Ní Donnchada, Queen of
Breifne, died 1386
* Áine Ní Eochagain, Queen of
Fermanagh
Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of a ...
, died 1466
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Irish-language feminine given names