Morrígan
Old Irish
Etymology
From mór (“great”) + rígan (“queen”). Some posit an (otherwise unattested) Old Irish mor cognate with Old English mare as in nightmare, with the compound meaning "phantom queen".
References
- “Morrígan, morrígu” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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