Ailbe

A variation of the Irish name Ailbhe, Ailbe is notably associated with a 6th-century saint, known for founding a monastery at Emly in Munster. While the Ailbhe form is used predominantly for girls, Ailbe has been given to a handful of boys in Ireland in recent years, perhaps owing to its similarity to Alby,

Pronounced AL-bay, it likely comes from the Celtic albiyo meaning "world, light, white", though other possible sources include the Irish ail meaning "rock" or aith-bhric meaning "speckled, freckled".

St. Ailbe is known as the patron saint of wolves owing to the legend that Ailbe was raised by a she-wolf, after he had been left in a forest to die as a baby.

Pronounced AHL-vuh.