Aifric (name)

Aifric (Affraic) is an Irish language feminine given name. Affraic is attested as a name borne by women of Gaelic background, between the 8th and 15th centuries. Described as "now very rare" in 1923, it has been revived somewhat in Ireland as part of a general increase in the use of Irish-language names.

Notable people

 * Medieval:
 * Aifricci, abbess of Kildare, died 743.
 * Affraic, abbess of Kildare, died 833.
 * Affraic, daughter of Fergus of Galloway who married Óláfr Guðrøðarson in the 1130s
 * Affreca de Courcy, wife of John de Courcy and daughter of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, died in or after 1216.
 * Aufrica de Connoght, claimant to Mann and the Isles
 * Aiffric, daughter of Briain Ui Raighillaigh and wife of Briain Meg Tigernain, died 1365.
 * Aiffric, daughter of Aodh Uí Néill and wife of Henri Aimhreidh Uí Néill, died 1389.
 * Aiffric, daughter of Ua Banain and wife of Philip Mag Uidhir, died 1468.
 * Aiffric, daughter of Emaínn son of Tomas Mag Uidhir and wife of Cairpre, son of Aedh Ua Neill, died 1479.
 * Modern:
 * Aifric Keogh (b. 1992), Irish Olympic rower, bronze medal coxless four, Tokyo 2021.
 * Aifric Mac Aodha (b. 1979), poet and editor of Irish-language journal Comhar, born 1979.
 * Aifric Campbell, author.
 * Afric McGlinchey, poet, book editor, reviewer and critic ; winner of the 2010 Hennessy Poetry Award . Lives in West Cork.

Fictional

 * Aifric - title character of an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers.
 * "When Aifric and I put in at that little creek", a poem by Paul Muldoon.