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EITHNE

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Scottish

Pronounced: ETH-na, ET-na, EN-ya, EN-a   [key]

Means "kernel" in Gaelic. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, sister of Saint Fidelma and follower of Saint Patrick.
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