Cainnear (name)

Cainnear is a female Irish given name. Potentially deriving from caoin and der, meaning "gentle daughter", it is the name of one of the legendary daughters of Queen Medb of Connacht and several Irish saints. Variants of the name include Canair, Cainder, and Cainner, and at least two early Christian saints have borne these variants.

Cainder/Cainnear
PronunciationKON-er/ KOIN-er
Genderfemale
Name day28 January
Other gender
MasculineCainneach
FeminineCainder/Cainnear
Origin
Word/nameIrish
Meaningkind, gentle or attractive daughter from the Irish caoin 'gentle' and der 'daughter'
Other names
Alternative spellingCainder
Variant form(s)Cainder, Cainner, Cainer, Cainir, Cannera, Cainneir, Conaire, Connera
Popularitysee popular names
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