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View Name: Bláthnat


BLÁTHNAT
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: BLAW-nit   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish legend she was a maiden abducted and married by Cú Roí. She was rescued by Cúchulainn, who killed her husband, but she was in turn murdered by one of Cú Roí's loyal servants.
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VARIANTS: Blanid, Bláithín, Bláthnaid (Irish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Blaanid (Manx)
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