Aifric (name)
Aifric (Middle Irish: Affraic) is an Irish language feminine given name.[1] Affraic is attested as a name borne by women of Gaelic background, between the 8th and 15th centuries.[1][2] Described as "now very rare" in 1923,[1] it has been revived somewhat in Ireland as part of a general increase in the use of Irish-language names.
Notable people
- Medieval
- Aifricci, abbess of Kildare, died 743.[1][2]
- Affraic, abbess of Kildare, died 833.[1][2]
- Affraic, daughter of Fergus of Galloway who married Óláfr Guðrøðarson in the 1130s[3]
- Affreca de Courcy, wife of John de Courcy and daughter of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, died in or after 1216.[1]
- Aufrica de Connoght, claimant to Mann and the Isles
- Aiffric, daughter of Briain Ui Raighillaigh and wife of Briain Meg Tigernain, died 1365.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Aodh Uí Néill and wife of Henri Aimhreidh Uí Néill, died 1389.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Ua Banain and wife of Philip Mag Uidhir, died 1468.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Emaínn son of Tomas Mag Uidhir and wife of Cairpre, son of Aedh Ua Neill, died 1479.[2]
- Modern
Fictional
- Aifric - title character of an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers.[7]
- "When Aifric and I put in at that little creek", a poem by Paul Muldoon.[8]
See also
References
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