Caoimhe
Caoimhe is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning Gentle, beautiful and precious.
What Caoimhe means
Gentle, beautiful and precious.
Caoimhe sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Caoimhe comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Caoimhe is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Caoimhe?
Caoimhe is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Caoimhe is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Caoimhe
We group Caoimhe under Gentle and grace and gentleness — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Caoimhe
These share Caoimhe's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sadhbh — Sweetness and goodness.
- Melina — Honey; sweet.
- Milica — Gentle and gracious.
- Tanvi — Slender and delicate.
- Xenia — Hospitality; welcoming.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
- Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
- Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
- Deirdre — She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.
- Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
- Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
- Mairead — Pearl.