Caoimhe

KWEE-va / KEE-va · gentle, beautiful, precious

Caoimhe is an Irish girl’s name, said KWEE-va / KEE-va, and it means gentle, beautiful, precious.

How to say Caoimhe

Caoimhe is said KWEE-va / KEE-va, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Caoimhe means

Caoimhe means gentle, beautiful, precious. From caomh, “gentle”, the same root as Caoimhín (Kevin).

Also written as

Caoimhe turns up in English with these spellings: Keeva, Kweeva.

Names that mean something similar

• Caoimhín: gentle birth, handsome

More Irish girls’ names

• Caitlín: Irish form of Katherine
• Ciara: dark-haired

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Caoimhe in Ogham · Caoimhe in the old Gaelic script