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Medb
Girl NameIrish Mythology Origin
Meaning
Original Irish form of MAEVE.
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Medb
Medb (), later spelled Meadhbh (), Méibh() and Méabh (), and often anglicised as Maeve ( ), is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
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Medb Lethderg
In Irish mythology Medb Lethderg (; "red-side") was a goddess of sovereignty associated with Tara.
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Medb ingen Indrechtach
Medb ingen Indrechtach, Queen of Ailech, fl.
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