Igrayne as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Igrayne

What is the meaning of the name Igrayne ?

The baby name Igrayne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ih-GRAYN (IPA: /ɪˈɡreɪn/).

Igrayne is in Origin.

An Arthurian name, Igrayne identifies the mother of King Arthur, first wife of Gorlois of Cornwall and later consort of Uther Pendragon through the famed Tintagel episode. The form traces back to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th‑century Latinized Igerna and to Old French Ygerne, while Welsh tradition names her Eigr/Eigyr. Malory’s Le Morte Darthur popularized the Anglicized Igraine; Igrayne is a later spelling variant. As a given name it remained rare until 19th–20th‑century medievalist revivals and continues to surface in fantasy and historical fiction.

Variants and related forms include Igraine, Ygraine, Igerna, Ygerne, and the Welsh Eigr/Eigyr. The meaning is uncertain: scholars generally view it as a French or Latin adaptation of the Welsh maternal name Eigr, whose Brythonic roots are obscure. Folk etymologies propose senses such as “splendid” or “bright,” but no interpretation is securely attested. Igrayne offers a literary, courtly aura with deep Celtic overtones.

⚙ Igrayne barely registers. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.