Gráinne (given name)

For other uses, see Gráinne (disambiguation).
Gráinne
Gráinne in a Gaelic type.
GenderFeminine
Language(s)Irish
Other names
Anglicisation(s)Grace, Gertrude, Gertie

Gráinne (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾˠaːn̠ʲə]) is a feminine given name in the Irish language. The name is of an uncertain origin, although it is possible that it may be connected with the word ghrian, meaning "the Sun". In Irish legend, Deorghrianne ("a Tear of the Sun") is the daughter of Fiachna, Son of Betach. The name is also borne by a famed character in Irish mythology—Gráinne, who was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt, a legendary High King of Ireland.[1]

The name can be Latinised as Grania; and can be Anglicised as Granya.[1] The name Gráinne is also sometimes represented in English as Grace, Gertrude, and Gertie,[2] though these English names are etymologically unrelated.[1]

Bearers of the name

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 110, 113, 349, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
  2. ^ Gráinne, Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com), retrieved 9 November 2010 which is a transcription of: Woulfe, Patrick (1923), Irish Names and Surnames
  3. ^ Grace O'Malley: the biography of Irelands Pirate Queen 40th Anniversary Edition 2018