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ArchivesAibhín - please help me figure out the origin and meaning of this name
I fell in love with the name Aibhín.
What I know so far:
- it is Irish
- it appears in a poem named "A Kite for Aibhín" by Seamus Heaney, released 2010.
- it is supposed to be pronounced AY-veen
- there is a professor at a famous Irish university named Aibhín
What I read (but don't have a reliable source):
- it was popular in Ireland (or at least used quite a bit) before the 20th century.
I was wondering if it was related to Aoibheann but that is correctly pronounced EE-ven so it sounds quite different. Aoibhinn is EE-ven too and Aoibhín is EE-veen.
Now I am sort of wondering, if people who are knowledgable of the Irish language simply used this as a name to spell AY-veen out somehow? I know that AY-veen is a common mispronunciation of Aoibheann so possibly someone just liked the sound but wanted a correct way to spell it so picked Aibhín?
But that doesn't explain why it was apparently popular before the 20th century and the professor on the website seems to pre-date the Aoibheann popularity jump. She seems to be between 50-60 years old.
Does anyone have any idea?
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
What I know so far:
- it is Irish
- it appears in a poem named "A Kite for Aibhín" by Seamus Heaney, released 2010.
- it is supposed to be pronounced AY-veen
- there is a professor at a famous Irish university named Aibhín
What I read (but don't have a reliable source):
- it was popular in Ireland (or at least used quite a bit) before the 20th century.
I was wondering if it was related to Aoibheann but that is correctly pronounced EE-ven so it sounds quite different. Aoibhinn is EE-ven too and Aoibhín is EE-veen.
Now I am sort of wondering, if people who are knowledgable of the Irish language simply used this as a name to spell AY-veen out somehow? I know that AY-veen is a common mispronunciation of Aoibheann so possibly someone just liked the sound but wanted a correct way to spell it so picked Aibhín?
But that doesn't explain why it was apparently popular before the 20th century and the professor on the website seems to pre-date the Aoibheann popularity jump. She seems to be between 50-60 years old.
Does anyone have any idea?
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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