Aoife name - Meaning of Aoife

Aoife name - Meaning of Aoife

Gender

Feminine

Lucky Number

9

Usage

Irish, Irish Mythology

Pronounced

EE-fa

Aoife Meaning

Means "beauty" from the Gaelic word aoibh. In Irish legend Aoife was a warrior princess. In war against her sister Scathach, she was defeated in single combat by the hero Cúchulainn. Eventually she was reconciled with her sister and became the lover of Cúchulainn. This name is sometimes used as a Gaelic form of Eve or Eva.