Meaning: Purpose, brightness, radiance
Origin: Swahili/Welsh/Irish
Gender: Girl
Rank in Ireland: #6
Total births: 20,909
History: Niamh comes from Irish mythology as Niamh of the Golden Hair, the otherworldly beauty who lured Oisín to Tír na nÓg in the Fenian Cycle. The name means 'bright' or 'radiant' in Irish. It became hugely popular from the 1980s onward, reflecting the revival of Gaelic naming in modern Ireland. Niamh represents the deep well of Irish mythology that contemporary parents draw from, connecting their daughters to legends told around firesides for over a thousand years.
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