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Ethne

OriginVariation of Eithne, Irish
Meaning"kernel"
US RankUnranked

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About Ethne

Ethne is one of the many Irish Gaelic names whose spelling and pronunciation -- it's en-ya -- will prove endlessly confusing to English speakers.

Pronounced EN-yah.

As of October 2026, Ethne ranked #14684 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #8683 in 2003.

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