Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Meaning | protected headland |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Nes |
Irnes is a rare masculine given name which means "Protected Headland" a compound of eir “protection” and nes “headland”.[1][2]
In Norse mythology, Eir is the goddess associated with healing. She is known to be one of the handmaidens of Frigg, who is wife of Odin, the king of the gods.