rìbhinn

rìbhinn
rìbhinn, rìoghann
a nymph, young lady, quean, Irish ríoghan, queen, Early Irish rígan, a derivative of rìgh, king. Gaelic leans, by proper etymology, on rìgh-bhean.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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