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View Name: Dáire


DÁIRE
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: DAW-ra   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish Gaelic. This name is borne by many figures in Irish legend, including the Ulster chief who reneged on his promise to loan the Brown Bull of Cooley to Medb, starting the war between Connacht and Ulster as told in the Irish epic 'The Cattle Raid of Cooley'.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Darragh, Daragh, Darach, Dara (Irish)
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