At a Glance: Name: Banba – Meaning: one of the three goddesses personifying Ireland; a proposed but disputed root meaning is 'unploughed/untilled land' – Origin: Irish (Old Irish, mythological) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BAHN-buh
Banba is an Irish (Old Irish, mythological) girl's name meaning “one of the three goddesses personifying Ireland; a proposed but disputed root meaning is 'unploughed/untilled land'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Banba
Meaning: One of the three goddesses personifying Ireland; a proposed but disputed root meaning is 'unploughed/untilled land'.
Origin: Irish (Old Irish, mythological).
A common claim: Banba means 'unploughed land' Actually: This is one proposed etymology, not a settled scholarly fact — Banba's linguistic origin is disputed.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Banba
Phonetic: BAHN-buh IPA: /ˈbɑːn.bə/
Popularity of Banba
Banba 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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