Hi Kathy, My old Funk & Wagnalls has a section on names. It's not all inclusive but its pretty good. No listing for "ADRAH" but I did find a "ADAH" "ADAH" [Hebrew] means "Beauty" also "Ada" Don't know if this helps. Sean Flannery New Jersey USA > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 7:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FIANNA-L] Re: What does Adrah mean? > > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone on this list have any idea what the word "ADRAH" means. My > sister-in-law has just named her brand new daughter by this name and she > claims it is a town in Ireland which means beautiful one. If it is a > town, > does anyone know where it is? I have a map of Ireland and the closest > thing > I can find is Ardara in Co. Donegal (northwest of the city of Donegal). I > > also have an Irish dictionary, but there's no word Adrah, and no similar > translation for beautiful one. Thanks to anyone who might know! > > Kathy > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm > > > > > > > > >