Etain

Etain is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning The shining one.

What Etain means

The shining one.

Etain sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Etain 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.

Etain is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Etain?

In the girl name rankings we track, Etain falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Etain

Etain sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Light

Names like Etain

These share Etain's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
• Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
• Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
• Laoise — Radiant girl; light.
• Muireann — Sea-fair; of the white sea.
• Niamh — Bright; radiant.
• Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
• Sorcha — Brightness; radiant.
• Callahan — Bright-headed.
• Finbar — Fair-headed one.
• Finnegan — Fair; little fair one.
• Finnian — Fair and white.

More Irish names

• Eoin — God is gracious.
• Fergus — Man of vigour and strength.
• Eilish — Pledged to God.
• Fiadh — Wild; a wild deer.
• Eamon — Wealthy protector.
• Finbar — Fair-headed one.
• Eabha — Life; the living one.
• Finn — Fair, white; the legendary hero Fionn.
• Donovan — Dark warrior chief.
• Finnegan — Fair; little fair one.