Grainne
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About Grainne
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.
Pronounced GRAHN-yuh.
As of October 2026, Grainne ranked #16176 in US births in 2007 SSA, peaked at #7867 in 1969.
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