GRAINNE

Gender: F
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "grain or love"

The Gaelic form of the phonetic Grania, this 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.

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