- aoibh
- civil look, cheerful face, Irish aoibh, pleasant, humour, Early Irish áeb, Old Irish óiph, beauty, appearance, *aibâ (Thurneysen), mien, look, Prov. French aib, good manners. Ascoli refers it to the root of éibheall (q.v.), a live coal, the underlying idea being "shining, sheen". This would agree as to the original force with taitinn, please, taitneach, pleasant.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.