Aoibheall
deity Gaelic single tradition · 1
Aoibheall is a deity whose name may derive from Gaelic aoibh meaning "beauty" or from Proto-Celtic *Oibel-ā meaning "burning fire," possibly representing the concept of ardour. The Romano-British equivalent of this Proto-Celtic theonym is likely *Oebla.
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“The name Aoibheall may come from Gaelic aoibh, meaning "beauty" (or aoibhinn "beautiful"). Alternatively, as a theonym it could be derived from Proto-Celtic *Oibel-ā, literally "burning fire", which may have been a byword for the notion of "ardour"”
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