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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|ɪ|n}}<br>{{nowrap|{{IPA-ga|ˈbʲeːvʲiːn̪ˠ|lang}} <small>(southern)</small>}}<br>{{IPA-ga|ˈbʲeːvʲɪn̪ˠ|}} <small>(northern)</small>
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|iː|n|,_|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|ɪ|n}} {{respell|BAY|veen|,_|BAY|vin}}<br />{{IPA-ga|ˈbʲeːvʲiːn̠ʲ|lang}} <small>(southern) or</small> {{IPA-ga|ˈbʲeːvʲɪn̠ʲ|}} <small>(northern)</small>
| gender = Female
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| meaning = melodious woman
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'''Béḃinn''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|iː|n|,_|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|ɪ|n}}) or '''Bé Binn''', in [[Irish orthography|modern orthography]] '''Béibhinn''',<ref name=obrien>{{cite web|author= Kathleen M. O'Brien |version= 2.5 |date= 27 March 2008 |url= http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Bebinn.shtml |access-date= 14 March 2020 |title= Index of Names in Irish Annals: Bébinn / Béibhinn }}</ref> is an early [[Irish people|Irish]] personal and [[Irish mythology|mythological]] name. In some sources Béḃinn is a goddess associated with [[birth]] and the sister of the [[River Boyne|river]]-goddess, [[Boann]]. Béḃinn is also described as being an underworld goddess in both Irish and Welsh mythology, inhabiting either the Irish underworld [[Mag Mell]] or the Welsh [[Annwn]], although it is unknown which is the original source.<ref name="MacKillop">MacKillop, James (1998) ''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford, Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}} p.37</ref>
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'''Béḃinn''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|v|ɪ|n}} a.k.a. '''Bé Binn''', in [[Irish orthography|modern orthography]] '''Béibhinn''',<ref name=obrien>{{cite web|author= Kathleen M. O'Brien |version= 2.5 |date= 27 March 2008 |url= http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Bebinn.shtml |accessdate= 14 March 2020 |title= Index of Names in Irish Annals: Bébinn / Béibhinn }}</ref> is an early [[Ireland|Irish]] name applied to a number of related and unrelated figures in [[Irish mythology]]. In some sources Béḃinn is a goddess associated with [[birth]] and the sister of the [[River Boyne|river]]-goddess, [[Boann]]. Béḃinn is also described as being an underworld goddess in both Irish and Welsh mythology, inhabiting either the Irish underworld [[Mag Mell]] or the Welsh [[Annwn]], although it is unknown which is the original source.<ref name="MacKillop">MacKillop, James (1998) ''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford, Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}} p.37</ref>


==Etymology and variations==
==Etymology and variations==
The name Béḃinn seems to be a combination between medieval forms of the [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] word for "woman", "bean" (pronounced "bahn"), and the adjective "melodious", "binn", literally translating to "melodious woman". Other versions of the name, such as Béfionn, instead pair "woman" with "fair". Variant forms include Bé Bind, Bé Find, Bé Binn, Bebhinn, Bébhinn, Bébhínn, Bébhionn, Béibhionn, Béḃind, Béfind and Béfionn. While it has also been [[English language|Anglicized]] as Vivionn and Vivian, it is unrelated to the French or English names.<ref name="MacKillop"/> In eighteenth-century Scottish writer [[James Macpherson]]'s epic [[Ossian]] poems, the name appears as Vevina.<ref name="Sheard">Sheard, K. M. (2011) ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names''. Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications. p.96</ref><ref name="Yonge">Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863) ''History of Christian Names''. London: Parker, Son, and Bourne.</ref>
The name Béḃinn is said to be a combination between medieval forms of the [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] word for "woman", "bean" (pronounced "bahn"), and the adjective "melodious", "binn", literally translating to "melodious woman". Other versions of the name, such as Béfionn, instead pair "woman" with "fair". Variant forms include Bé Bind, Bé Find, Bé Binn, Bebhinn, Bébhinn, Bébhínn, Bébhionn, Béibhionn, Béḃind, Béfind, Béfionn and Befionna. While it has also been [[English language|Anglicized]] as Vivionn and Vivian, it is unrelated to the French or English names.<ref name="MacKillop"/> In eighteenth-century Scottish writer [[James Macpherson]]'s epic [[Ossian]] poems, the name appears as Vevina.<ref name="Sheard">Sheard, K. M. (2011) ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names''. Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications. p.96</ref><ref name="Yonge">Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863) ''History of Christian Names''. London: Parker, Son, and Bourne.</ref>

In the Irish Annals, the name appears as,<ref name=obrien/>
{| {{table}}
! !! Two words !! One word
|-
! lenition noted
| Be Bhinn, Bé Bhind || Bébhinn, Bebhinn, Beuynn, Bevin
|-
! not noted
| Be Binn, Be Bind || Bébinn, Bebinn, Bebind
|}
It is recorded from the decades around the year 1100 and again around 1400.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/all.shtml|title = Index of Names in Irish Annals: Feminine Given Names (Listed alphabetically)}}</ref>


==In mythology==
==In mythology==
Béḃinn is alternately described as either the wife of Áed Alainn, a god, or Idath, a mortal man. She is mentioned in multiple sources as the mother of [[Connacht]] hero [[Fráech]], the main character in the ''[[Táin Bó Fraích]]''.<ref name="MacKillop"/> In the [[Fenian Cycle]] of Irish tales, Béḃinn is "a beautiful [[giantess]] of aristocratic bearing" who seeks protection from the [[Fianna]] when an ugly giant pursues her. In other sources a Béḃinn is mentioned as a daughter of [[Elcmar]].<ref name="MacKillop"/>
Béḃinn is alternately described as either the wife of [[Aed (god)|Áed]], a god, or Idath, a mortal man. She is mentioned in multiple sources as the mother of [[Connacht]] hero [[Fráech]], the main character in the ''[[Táin Bó Fraích]]''.<ref name="MacKillop"/> In the [[Fenian Cycle]] of Irish tales, Béḃinn is "a beautiful [[giantess]] of aristocratic bearing" who seeks protection from the [[Fianna]] when an ugly giant pursues her. In other sources a Béḃinn is mentioned as a daughter of [[Elcmar]].<ref name="MacKillop"/>


The epithet Bé Find ("Fair Woman") is applied to the heroine [[Étaín]] by [[Midir]] in ''[[Tochmarc Étaíne]]'' ({{lang-en|The Wooing of Étaín}}). The text includes a poem attributed to Midir, known as "A Bé Find in ragha lium". However, this poem may be an older composition unrelated to the Étaín story that was appended at a later time.<ref>Mac Cana, Proinsias (1989) "Notes on the Combination of Prose and Verse in Early Irish Narrative". In Tranter, Stephen Norman; and Tristram, Hildegard L. C., ''Early Irish Literature: Media and Communication'', p 140. Gunter Narr Verlag. {{ISBN|3-87808-391-2}}</ref>
The epithet Bé Find ("Fair Woman") is applied to the heroine [[Étaín]] by [[Midir]] in ''[[Tochmarc Étaíne]]'' ({{lang-en|The Wooing of Étaín}}). The text includes a poem attributed to Midir, known as "A Bé Find in ragha lium". However, this poem may be an older composition unrelated to the Étaín story that was appended at a later time.<ref>Mac Cana, Proinsias (1989) "Notes on the Combination of Prose and Verse in Early Irish Narrative". In Tranter, Stephen Norman; and Tristram, Hildegard L. C., ''Early Irish Literature: Media and Communication'', p 140. Gunter Narr Verlag. {{ISBN|3-87808-391-2}}</ref>
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For the moon of Saturn named after Béḃinn, see Bebhionn (moon).

Béḃinn
Pronunciation/ˈbeɪviːn, ˈbeɪvɪn/ BAY-veen, BAY-vin
Irish: [ˈbʲeːvʲiːn̠ʲ] (southern) or [ˈbʲeːvʲɪn̠ʲ] (northern)
GenderFemale
Language(s)Irish
Origin
Meaningmelodious woman
Other names
Alternative spellingBé Binn
Variant form(s)Béfionn
Related namesBé Bind

Béḃinn (/ˈbeɪviːn, ˈbeɪvɪn/) or Bé Binn, in modern orthography Béibhinn,[1] is an early Irish personal and mythological name. In some sources Béḃinn is a goddess associated with birth and the sister of the river-goddess, Boann. Béḃinn is also described as being an underworld goddess in both Irish and Welsh mythology, inhabiting either the Irish underworld Mag Mell or the Welsh Annwn, although it is unknown which is the original source.[2]

Etymology and variations

The name Béḃinn is said to be a combination between medieval forms of the Irish Gaelic word for "woman", "bean" (pronounced "bahn"), and the adjective "melodious", "binn", literally translating to "melodious woman". Other versions of the name, such as Béfionn, instead pair "woman" with "fair". Variant forms include Bé Bind, Bé Find, Bé Binn, Bebhinn, Bébhinn, Bébhínn, Bébhionn, Béibhionn, Béḃind, Béfind, Béfionn and Befionna. While it has also been Anglicized as Vivionn and Vivian, it is unrelated to the French or English names.[2] In eighteenth-century Scottish writer James Macpherson's epic Ossian poems, the name appears as Vevina.[3][4]

In the Irish Annals, the name appears as,[1]

Two words One word
lenition noted Be Bhinn, Bé Bhind Bébhinn, Bebhinn, Beuynn, Bevin
not noted Be Binn, Be Bind Bébinn, Bebinn, Bebind

It is recorded from the decades around the year 1100 and again around 1400.[5]

In mythology

Béḃinn is alternately described as either the wife of Áed, a god, or Idath, a mortal man. She is mentioned in multiple sources as the mother of Connacht hero Fráech, the main character in the Táin Bó Fraích.[2] In the Fenian Cycle of Irish tales, Béḃinn is "a beautiful giantess of aristocratic bearing" who seeks protection from the Fianna when an ugly giant pursues her. In other sources a Béḃinn is mentioned as a daughter of Elcmar.[2]

The epithet Bé Find ("Fair Woman") is applied to the heroine Étaín by Midir in Tochmarc Étaíne (English: The Wooing of Étaín). The text includes a poem attributed to Midir, known as "A Bé Find in ragha lium". However, this poem may be an older composition unrelated to the Étaín story that was appended at a later time.[6]

In history

The name Béḃinn and its variants is quite common in records from early Irish history, and was borne by historical as well as mythical figures, including a number of queens and abbesses. It was also the name High King Brian Boru's mother and one of his daughters.[2]

Bearers of the name

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kathleen M. O'Brien (27 March 2008). "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Bébinn / Béibhinn". 2.5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e MacKillop, James (1998) A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280120-1 p.37
  3. ^ Sheard, K. M. (2011) Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names. Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications. p.96
  4. ^ Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863) History of Christian Names. London: Parker, Son, and Bourne.
  5. ^ "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Feminine Given Names (Listed alphabetically)".
  6. ^ Mac Cana, Proinsias (1989) "Notes on the Combination of Prose and Verse in Early Irish Narrative". In Tranter, Stephen Norman; and Tristram, Hildegard L. C., Early Irish Literature: Media and Communication, p 140. Gunter Narr Verlag. ISBN 3-87808-391-2
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