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Boann

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Gender Feminine
Usage Irish Mythology

Meaning & History

Possibly from Old Irish bó "cow" and finn "white, fair". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of the River Boyne, which is named for her. She was the wife of Nechtan and the father of Aonghus (by Dagda).

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animals, colors, cows, ends in -ann, goddess, goddesses, mythology, white
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Entry added January 21, 2022

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