Caoimhe ( , ), sometimes anglicised as Keeva, is an Irish feminine given name derived from Irish (Old Irish ) "dear; noble". It is derived from the same root as the masculine name ''Caoimhín'' (

Kevin Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; ; ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicised from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictiona ...

). It has been well-used in English-speaking countries and particularly in Ireland. , 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, who has served as the Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland since February 2025. She previously served as Minister for Finance, and has been a Member of the N ...

, Irish MLA *

Caoimhe Butterly Caoimhe Butterly is an Irish human rights campaigner, educator, film-maker and therapist who has spent over twenty years working in humanitarian and social justice contexts in Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and with refugee ...

(born 1978), Irish human rights activist *

Caoimhe Guilfoyle ''Big Brother 2010'', also known as ''Big Brother 11'', was the eleventh series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother'', and the final series of the show to be broadcast by Channel 4. The show followed twenty-one contestants, k ...

, contestant in the 11th series of Big Brother UK, 2010 *

Caoimhe Perdue Caoimhe Perdue (born 4 May 2000) is a field hockey player from Ireland. Personal life Caoimhe Perdue was born and raised in Cashel, County Tipperary. She is currently a student at University College Cork, where she studies Nutritional Sciences. ...

, Irish hockey player

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Notable people named Caoimhe

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