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View Name: Dymphna


DYMPHNA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Irish
PRONOUNCED: DIMF-na   [key]
Meaning & History
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint who was martyred by her father. She is the patron saint of the mentally ill.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Damhnait, Devnet, Dympna



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