Caoimhe ( , ), pronounced Kweeva, sometimes anglicised as Kiva and pronounced as Keeva in Ulster, is an Irish feminine given name derived from

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

(Old Irish ) "dear; noble". It means 'beautiful'. It has been well-used in English-speaking countries and particularly in Ireland. from the same root as the masculine name ''Caoimhín'' (

Kevin Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...

). , it was ranked 19th most popular name among female births in Ireland.

Notable people named Caoimhe

Caoimhe Archibald Caoimhe Archibald (born 20 February 1981) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. Biography Archibald is a native of Coleraine where she attended Loreto College. She proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a BSc and PhD in mole ...

, Irish MLA * Caoimhe Butterly (born 1978), Irish human rights activist * Caoimhe Guilfoyle, contestant in the 11th series of Big Brother UK, 2010 * Keeva Fennelly (born 1987), Irish

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men only ...

player and financial reporter * Kiva Reardon (born 1987), Irish-Canadian film critic, Founder of Cléo Journal, International Film Festival Programmer.

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Notable people named Caoimhe

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