Ailbhe (name)

Ailbhe is a unisex Irish language given name. It was originally a masculine name, and was frequently anglicised as Albert (a name to which it is etymologically unrelated), but is now more commonly a feminine name. Notable bearers of the name include:


 * Ailbhe, another name for Saint Ailbe (died 528)
 * Ailbe Ua Maíl Mhuaidh (Albin O'Molloy, died 1223), bishop
 * Ailbhe of Ceann Mhara (died 814), cleric
 * Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhrighde, Irish screenwriter and author
 * Ailbhe Darcy (born 1981), Irish poet
 * Ailbhe Garrihy, Irish social media influencer
 * Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh (born 1984), poet
 * Ailbhe Mac Shamhráin (1954–2011), historian and Celticist
 * Ailbhe McDonagh (born 1982), Irish concert cellist and composer
 * Ailbhe Smyth (born 1946), academic, feminist, and LGBTQ activist
 * Ailbe, the dog in The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig