What Does the Name Ailbhe Mean
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Ailbhe Name Meaning
& m IrishPossibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white". In Irish legend this was the name of a female warrior of the Fianna. It was also the name of a 6th-century masculine saint.
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