At a Glance
- Origin
- Irish (Anglicized form of Gráinne)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- GRAWN-yuh
Grania is an Irish (Anglicized form of Gráinne) girl's name. It appears in our list of 150+ *Beautiful* Irish Girl Names (with Pronunciations).
Meaning & Origin of Grania
Origin: Irish (Anglicized form of Gráinne).
A common claim: Said to mean 'love' Actually: 'Love' isn't the etymology usually proposed by scholars for Gráinne — a link to 'grán' (grain) is suggested more often, though that too is uncertain.
How to Pronounce Grania
GRAWN-yuhIPA /ˈɡrɔːnjə/
Popularity of Grania
Grania 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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