Bebhionn

English

Etymology

From Irish Bébinn, seemingly from bean (“woman”) + binn (“melodious”).[1] More at Bébinn.

Proper noun

Bebhionn

  1. (Irish mythology) A goddess of birth in Irish mythology.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

References
  1. MacKillop, James (1998) A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford, Oxford University Press p.37
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