Irish

Aoife

Pronounced EE-faShare

Meaning: Beauty

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Aoife comes from an Old Irish name built on the word for beauty. Several distinct women in Irish legend bear it, including a warrior; it is not etymologically the same name as Eve.

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Aoife comes from Irish.

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