Bláthnaid: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Bláthnaid
Origin of the name Florence:
Medieval English form of the Latin Florentia, which is derived from florens (blooming, flourishing, prosperous). The name was made popular by Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910), a nurse in the Crimean War who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing.
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Irish version of Florence. Variants are Blánaid, Blathnaid, Bláithníd, Bláithín and Blathnat. It's pronounced BLAW-nid.
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"Blossom".
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Blánaid McKinney, Irish writer
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, Irish TV presenter
Blanaid Salkeld, Irish poet and actress
Bláthnaid Timothy, a Galway woman who went missing- Bláthnaid in song, story & screen: | Edit
Bláthnat, a character in Irish mythology
