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| Geileis: | (GAY-leesh) Old Irish=name Gelgeis: gel "shining, bright" + geis "swan." Name of several early Irish princesses. Also Geillis. |
| Gemma: | (JEM-ma) "precious stone." |
| Glenna: | from a Gaelic word meaning "glen" or "valley." Glynis. |
| Glynis: | "valley." |
| Gobnait: | (GOHB-nit) Old Irish=gobha "a smith." Name of early saint and abbess of Munster. One of her miracles was to overcome an army by unleashing her bees on them. Her beehive, a holy relic, was kept for many years by the O'Herlihy family. Anglicized Gobnet. |
| Gormghlaith: | (GOR-em-lee) "blue lady." Gormly. |
| Gormlaith: | (GOORM-la) Old Irish=gorm "splendid" + flaith "queen, sovereignty"; other sources say it beans "Blue princess" or "illustrious princess." Popular in Middle Ages, name of many queens, including wife of Brian Boru. Sometimes anglicized as Gormley. |
| Gr: | (GROH-nyuh) "sun" or "sun goddess" or "grace, love"; ancient name borne by 16th Century queen. Grania. |
| Grania: | (GRAW-nya) Old Irish=grainne "grain, seed." Prob. name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. In a medieval tale, Grainne was betrothed to Finn mac Cumhaill, but eloped with Diarmaid. Grania Mhaol Ni Mhaolmhaigh (Grace O'Malley) was a chieftainess of the Burkes of County Mayo and renowned for her seafaring skills and fought against Queen Elizabeth I's forces. Granna, Grain, Grainne (GRAW-ne) most modern). |
| Granuaile: | a variation of the name Grania, but also the name of an actual Irish woman who lived from 1530-1603. |
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