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feminine Gráinne

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Origin:
celtic
Name Root:
*grānom > grán (grānum)
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Gráinne is a feminine given name. The name is of an uncertain origin, although it is possible that it may be connected with the Old Irish word “grán”, from the Proto-Celtic “*grānom” (Latin: grānum), meaning “grain, a grain of wheat, seed or small kernel” and thus refer to an ancient corn goddess. The name is borne by “Gráinne” a character in Irish mythology. Gráinne is the daughter of Cormac mac Airt in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. She is one of the central figures in the middle Irish text “Finn and Gráinne” and, more famously, in the 17th-century story “The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne.” The document tells of her engagement to Fionn mac Cumhaill, the Fianna leader, and her subsequent love affair with the Fionn warrior, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne.

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Grainne

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