Worldwide, Gráinne (Grainne 
, Gráinne 
, Grain 
) is quite a rare mostly female, but infrequently boy's first name. The first name Gráinne is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common feminine name, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare female name, and Australia, where it is a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Very seldom, Gráinne is the last name as well as the forename.
Gráinne is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gráinne (Grace O'Malley) , the musical character in the musical The Pirate Queen by Claude-Michel Schönberg.
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gráinne mhaol pirate, Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan, IE (b. 1530) |
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gráinne conole Irish academic, IE (b. 1964) |
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| gráinne yeats Irish harpist and singer, and also a historian of the Irish harp, IE (b. 1925) |
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| gráinne smith Gráinne Leslie Smith, b. 20 Mar. 1945, GB (b. 1945) |
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| gráinne mulvey Irish composer, IE (b. 1966) |
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| gráinne de búrca Legal scholar (b. 1966) |
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| gráinne seoige Irish television journalist, IE (b. 1973) |
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| gráinne bleasdale Irish actress and performer, IE |
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| gráinne donohue researcher |
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| gráinne michelle mccabe researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6235-0212) |
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| gráinne sheill researcher |
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| gráinne mcginty researcher |
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| gráinne cousins researcher |
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| gráinne ní dhomhnaill Irish radio broadcaster, IE |
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| gráinne holland Irish singer, GB |
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