Grainne

GRAWN-ya, GRON-ya

Irish

"grain or love"

Grainne Origin and Meaning

The name Grainne is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "grain or love".

Grainne is the Irish form of the name often Anglicized as Grania. It was the name of the ancient grain goddess and also of the fiancee of mythological hero Finn McCool and lover of Dermot, who was a heroine of the seas.

In the past, the name was anglicized as Grace, as in Grace O'Malley, Ireland's pirate queen. Grania is a phonetic spelling.

Grainne Popularity

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