Aifric (

Middle Irish Middle Irish, sometimes called Middle Gaelic ( ga, An Mheán-Ghaeilge, gd, Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old Engl ...

Affraic) is an

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 ...

female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. Affraic is attested as a name borne by women of Gaelic background, between the 8th and 15th centuries. Described as "now very rare" in 1923, it has been revived somewhat in Ireland as part of a general increase in the use of Irish-language names.

Bearers of the name

;Medieval: * Aifricci, abbess of Kildare, died 743. * Affraic, abbess of Kildare, died 833. * Affraic, daughter of

Fergus of Galloway Fergus of Galloway (died 12 May 1161) was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse-Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on record in 1136, when he witnessed a charter ...

who married Óláfr Guðrøðarson in the 1130s *

Affreca de Courcy Affreca de Courcy or Affrica Guðrøðardóttir was a late 12th-/early 13th century noblewoman. She was the daughter of Godred Olafsson, King of the Isles, a member of the Crovan dynasty. In the late 12th century she married John de Courcy. Affr ...

, wife of

John de Courcy {{Infobox noble , image = Sir John de Courcy (1150-1219).jpg , caption = , alt = , more = no , succession = , reign = , predecessor = , successor = , ...

and daughter of

Guðrøðr Óláfsson Guðrøðr Óláfsson (died 10 November 1187) was a twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Dublin and the Isles. Guðrøðr was a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson and Affraic, daughter of Fergus, Lord of Galloway. Throughout his career, Guðr� ...

, died in or after 1216. * Aiffric, daughter of Briain Ui Raighillaigh and wife of Briain Meg Tigernain, died 1365. * Aiffric, daughter of Aodh

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into t ...

and wife of Henri Aimhreidh Uí Néill, died 1389. * Aiffric, daughter of Ua Banain and wife Philip Mag Uidhir, died 1468. * Aiffric, daughter of Emaínn son of Tomas Mag Uidhir and wife of wife of Cairpre, son of Aedh Ua Neill, died 1479. ;Modern: * Aifric Keogh, Irish Olympic rower, bronze medal coxless four, Tokyo 2021. * Aifric Mac Aodha, poet and editor of Irish-language journal Comhar, born 1979. * Aifric Campbell, author. *Afric McGlinchey, poet, book edito

reviewe

and criti

winner of the 2010 Hennessy Poetry Awar

Lives in West Cork.

Fictional

* ''

Aifric ''Aifric'' () is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young adults, co-created and written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and co-created and directed by Paul Mercier. The show has won multiple IFTA awards for "Best Children's/Youth Program". The fir ...

'' - title character of an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers. * "When Aifric and I put in at that little creek", a poem by

Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University P ...

References

{{given name, Affraic, nocat Irish-language feminine given names