Blathnaid: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Blathnaid is an Irish girl's name meaning “flower, blossom.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Bláthnaid
- Meaning
- Flower, blossom
- Gender
- Girl
- Also spelled
- Blanaid
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 273 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Blathnaid?
Blathnaid is pronounced BLAW-nid. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Blanaid.
What does Blathnaid mean?
Blath means “flower, blossom”. In legend, Blaithnaid, the reluctant wife of Curai Mac Daire, loved Cuchulainn (read the legend), her husband’s rival. She revealed the secret entrance to her husband’s fortress to him by milking her cow and letting the milk run down the hill into a stream. Cuchulainn followed the stream, raided the fortress and rescued Blathnaid.
How popular is Blathnaid in Ireland?
In 2025, 15 baby girls in Ireland were named Bláthnaid, which made it No. 273 that year. That's up from No. 532 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2006, when 25 baby girls were named Blathnaid, No. 186 that year. It first appears in the records in 1965, with 3 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | No. 273 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2024 | 22 | No. 197 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2023 | 14 | No. 279 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2022 | 17 | No. 254 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2021 | 18 | No. 251 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2020 | 7 | No. 495 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2019 | 16 | No. 284 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2018 | 11 | No. 387 (Bláthnaid) |
| 2017 | 9 | No. 430 (Blathnaid) |
| 2016 | 7 | No. 515 (Blathnaid) |
| 2015 | 7 | No. 532 (Blathnaid) |
| 2014 | 13 | No. 353 (Blathnaid) |
| 2013 | 21 | No. 246 (Blathnaid) |
| 2012 | 13 | No. 371 (Blathnaid) |
| 2011 | 12 | No. 393 (Blathnaid) |
| 2010 | 18 | No. 293 (Blathnaid) |
| 2009 | 17 | No. 284 (Blathnaid) |
| 2008 | 19 | No. 272 (Blathnaid) |
| 2007 | 21 | No. 233 (Blathnaid) |
| 2006 | 25 | No. 186 (Blathnaid) |
| 2005 | 17 | No. 232 (Blathnaid) |
| 2004 | 15 | No. 242 (Blathnaid) |
| 2003 | 8 | No. 362 (Blathnaid) |
| 2002 | 7 | No. 374 (Blathnaid) |
| 2001 | 13 | No. 254 (Blathnaid) |
| 2000 | 8 | No. 324 (Blathnaid) |
| 1999 | 6 | No. 355 (Blathnaid) |
| 1998 | 12 | No. 229 (Blathnaid) |
| 1997 | 13 | No. 275 (Blathnaid) |
| 1996 | 7 | No. 356 (Blathnaid) |
| 1995 | 7 | No. 352 (Blathnaid) |
| 1994 | 3 | No. 502 (Blathnaid) |
| 1993 | 9 | No. 320 (Blathnaid) |
| 1992 | 6 | No. 391 (Blathnaid) |
| 1991 | 6 | No. 393 (Blathnaid) |
| 1990 | 9 | No. 321 (Blathnaid) |
| 1989 | 12 | No. 272 (Blathnaid) |
| 1988 | 10 | No. 304 (Blathnaid) |
| 1987 | 7 | No. 362 (Blathnaid) |
| 1986 | 6 | No. 388 (Blathnaid) |
| 1985 | 5 | No. 421 (Blathnaid) |
| 1984 | 11 | No. 298 (Blathnaid) |
| 1983 | 8 | No. 347 (Blathnaid) |
| 1982 | 3 | No. 523 (Blathnaid) |
| 1981 | 4 | No. 471 (Blathnaid) |
| 1980 | 7 | No. 370 (Blathnaid) |
| 1979 | 6 | No. 391 (Blathnaid) |
| 1978 | 3 | No. 522 (Blathnaid) |
| 1977 | 8 | No. 348 (Blathnaid) |
| 1976 | 3 | No. 497 (Blathnaid) |
| 1975 | 5 | No. 406 (Blathnaid) |
| 1974 | 7 | No. 340 (Blathnaid) |
| 1973 | 22 | No. 218 (Blathnaid) |
| 1971 | 7 | No. 326 (Blathnaid) |
| 1970 | 6 | No. 326 (Blathnaid) |
| 1969 | 3 | No. 443 (Blathnaid) |
| 1965 | 3 | No. 385 (Blathnaid) |
Blathnaid in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Blathnaid, letter by letter.
- BBeith, birch
- LLuis, rowan
- AAilm, pine
- TTinne, holly
- HUath, hawthorn
- NNion, ash
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- DDair, oak
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Names that go with Blathnaid
Questions about Blathnaid
- How do you pronounce Blathnaid?
- Blathnaid is pronounced BLAW-nid. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- What does Blathnaid mean?
- Blathnaid means “flower, blossom.”
- Is Blathnaid a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Blathnaid is a girl's name.
- How do you spell Blathnaid in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Bláthnaid. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- How popular is Blathnaid in Ireland?
- In 2025, Bláthnaid was No. 273 for girls in Ireland, with 15 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2006, at No. 186.