Aithne: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aithne – Meaning: kernel or grain – Origin: Irish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: EN-yuh


Aithne is an Irish girl's name meaning “kernel or grain”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Aithne

Meaning: Kernel or grain.

Origin: Irish.

A common claim: Aithne is an Irish name meaning 'fire'. Actually: Despite a widely repeated internet claim, this name derives from the Irish word for a seed or kernel, not fire.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Aithne

Phonetic: EN-yuh   IPA: /ˈɛnjə/

Popularity of Aithne

Aithne doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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