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Pronounced Eth-knee (two syllables only) This is my daughter's name. It is NOT like "Bethany without the B"...

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Ethane is my mother's name... Named after the character in "The Four Feathers"!

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A variant of "Eithne". Means "kernel" in Gaelic. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, sister of Saint Fidelma and follower of Saint Patrick.

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Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on 17 May 1961), is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and composer.

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In 2002, Actress Kate Hudson played Ethne in "The Four Feathers" which also starred Heath Ledger.