Ailbhe (name)

Ailbhe (/ˈæl(ə)və/ AL-və; Irish pronunciation: [ˈalʲəvʲə]) is a unisex Irish language given name. It was originally a masculine name, and was frequently anglicised as Albert (a name to which it is etymologically unrelated), but is now more commonly a feminine name. Notable bearers of the name include:

• Ailbhe, another name for Saint Ailbe (died 528)
• Ailbe Ua Maíl Mhuaidh (Albin O'Molloy, died 1223), bishop
• Ailbhe of Ceann Mhara (died 814), cleric
• Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhrighde, Irish screenwriter and author
• Ailbhe Darcy (born 1981), Irish poet
• Ailbhe Garrihy, Irish social media influencer
• Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh (born 1984), poet
• Ailbhe Mac Shamhráin (1954–2011), historian and Celticist
• Ailbhe McDonagh (born 1982), Irish concert cellist and composer
• Ailbhe Reddy (born 1991), folk singer
• Ailbhe Smyth (born 1946), academic, feminist, and LGBTQ activist
• Ailbe, the dog in The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig

See also

• List of Irish-language given names
• John Ailbe O'Hara, Judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland