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Áine

/AWN-yah/ FeminineIrish

Meaning

Áine is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “radiance, brilliance”.

Áine was an Irish goddess of summer, sovereignty, and abundance, associated with the sun and Midsummer rites at her hill in County Limerick. The name comes from an Old Irish word for radiance and splendor and remains a quietly traditional pick in Ireland, sometimes anglicized as Anya.

A steady fixture in Ireland's top 100 girls' names.

At a glance

Origin
Irish
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/AWN-yah/
Themes
SunLight

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Questions

  • Áine is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “radiance, brilliance”. Áine was an Irish goddess of summer, sovereignty, and abundance, associated with the sun and Midsummer rites at her hill in County Limerick.

  • Áine is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a steady fixture in Ireland's top 100 girls' names.

  • The name Áine comes from Irish. Áine was an Irish goddess of summer, sovereignty, and abundance, associated with the sun and Midsummer rites at her hill in County Limerick. The name comes from an Old Irish word for radiance and splendor and remains a quietly traditional pick in Ireland, sometimes anglicized as Anya.

  • Áine is pronounced AWN-yah.

More names that mean sun

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Agni MasculineSanskrit“fire”
  2. Apollo MasculineGreek“uncertain; god of the sun and light”
  3. Arun MasculineSanskrit“reddish glow of the rising sun”
  4. Cyrus MasculinePersian“traditionally linked to the sun”
  5. Elio MasculineItalian“sun”
  6. Lucia FeminineLatin“light”