Emer



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Name: Emer

Gender: Feminine

Origin: Europe

Language: Irish

Thematic: Mythology

Meaning: Possibly from the Gaelic 'eimh', meaning 'swift.'

Comments: Emer was the wife of the legendary hero Cuchulainn. She was said to have possessed the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom, and chastity.


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