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Boy/GirlPronounced Irish /ˈalʲ.vʲə/

Ailbhe

A name meaning "world, light, white; rock".

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Ailbhe is a boy/girl name meaning "world, light, white; rock".

Pronunciation: Irish /ˈalʲ.vʲə/.

GenderBoy/Girl
Meaningworld, light, white; rock
PronunciationIrish /ˈalʲ.vʲə/

Meaning and history

From Old Irish Ailbe, possibly derived from the Celtic root * albiyo- "world, light, white" or Old Irish ail "rock". In Irish legend this was the name of a female warrior of the Fianna. It was also the name of a 6th-century male saint, the founder of a monastery at Emly.

Notes and context

Usage: irish, irish mythology