Talk:Aoife

Untitled

If anyone is aware of even a rough summary of the mythological characters or the stories surrounding them. Please share.

pronunciation

It says there are two pronunciations, for different areas of ireland, but doesn't say which uses which!80.229.38.222 (talk) 14:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Etymology

If the origin isn't known, then how can it be stated definitively that it's not the Irish form of Eve/Eva? --69.205.225.220 (talk) 01:09, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

As usual, the origin part was garbled. Apparently, most people editing given name articles are just unable or unwilling to consult, read and understand references. The derivation from aoibh "radiance" is perfectly straightforward. The comparison to Gaulish does not take away from that, but is additional information, to be stated with less certainty. It may be that the well-attested Gaulish given name Esuvius, feminine Esuvia is cognate. It is further possible, and indeed likely, that the theonym Esus is also related. Of course "the radiant" or similar is a perfectly plausible theonym. The Esuvii would be named after Esus, and Esuvius and Esuvia would be named after the tribe, and indirectly after the god. This is purely a matter of Gaulish philology and not necessarily related to the Irish name. The supposition that the Irish heroine Aoife reflects a prehistoric Insular Celtic goddess is a scholarly speculation by O'Rahilly. It is informed by the fact that there was a Gaulish god Esus, and it says that maybe there was a corresponding Insular Celtic goddess known as "the radiant" who gave rise to the heroine character. But apparently people hasten to misread this as involving a claim of an "obscure Gaulish goddess Esuvia". There never was a Gaulish goddess Esuvia. Esuvia was a feminine name of the Gallo-Roman period, ultimately meaning "a woman of the Esuvii", a tribe perhaps originally named for Esus. --dab (𒁳) 09:06, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Notable people

I really don't think Una Healy's baby is worthy of a mention here 217.24.72.99 (talk) 22:19, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

African city?

the documentary "Statues also die" refers to certain African art as depicting "their Apollos from Aifé". i take this to mean Aifé is or was a city in Africa, or a kingdom or name of an era or something?

i get nothing googling. can anyone shed any light?

is there some city of a SIMILAR name which could perhaps be shoehorned into "Aifé" as an alternative spelling?

it is such a famous film, i am surprised i cannot at least find someone else questioning the line! 2601:19C:5280:5BA7:A58D:A9B9:8013:6F85 (talk) 10:06, 6 February 2022 (UTC)