Goibniu: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Goibniu – Meaning: smith – Origin: Irish (Old Irish) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GUV-nyoo


Goibniu is an Irish (Old Irish) boy's name meaning “smith”. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Goibniu

Meaning: Smith.

Origin: Irish (Old Irish).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Goibniu

Phonetic: GUV-nyoo   IPA: /ˈɡəv.njuː/

Popularity of Goibniu

Goibniu 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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