The baby name Oidhche is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Scottish Gaelic: /ˈɔi̯xə/ (approx. OY-chuh); Irish: /ˈiːçə/ (approx. EE-huh).
Oidhche is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Oidhche is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Scottish Gaelic: /ˈɔi̯xə/ (approx. OY-chuh); Irish: /ˈiːçə/ (approx. EE-huh).
Oidhche is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Oidhche is a Scottish Gaelic word-name meaning “night,” pronounced roughly EE-chuh (with ch as in loch). It belongs to the Goidelic branch of Celtic and descends from Old Irish oídche/aidche, cognate with Irish Oíche and Manx Oie. In Gaelic tradition it appears most often in phrases and poetry - famously in the farewell Oidhche mhath, “good night” - rather than as a personal name.
Given-name use is extremely rare and modern, emerging with the late-20th-century Celtic revival and word-name trends; it reads as unisex. Variant forms include Irish Oíche, older Scottish spelling Oidche, and anglicized Oiche without diacritics; comparable semantic cousins are Layla and Nox. Oidhche evokes calm, mystery, and the turning of day, making it a moody, lyrical choice for parents seeking a distinctive Gaelic heritage name.
We have no record of Oidhche in any national birth registry or name dataset. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.
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