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Name Iníon
Gender Feminine
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Other Forms FormsIneen (Anglicized), Inghean
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Meaning & History
Simply from the Irish word iníon meaning "daughter" (the modern form of Old Irish ingen; see also INNOGEN). Iníon Dubh (literally "dark daughter") was the nickname of Fionnghuala MacDonald, the Scottish-born mother of Red Hugh and Rory O'Donnell, the last two kings of Tyrconnell.