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Ailbe (Alby) - After an Irish saint Aichlinn (Aik-lin) - A derivative of Echlin Ailill (Aye-lil) - After Ailill Molt, and early Irish king. Meaning sprite Ailin (Aye-lin) - Early Irish name. Meaning noble Aindreas (Andre-as) - After St. Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland. Meaning manly Anmire (Ayen-mire) - After St. Ainmire of County DONEGAL. Meaning great lord Alphonsus (Alfonsus) - After St. Alphonsus Liguori. Meaning noble ready. Also: Alf, Phonsie (Fon-si) Ambros (Ambrose) - Meaning immortal Anluan (Anloo-an) - Meaning great champion Anrai (Awn-ree) - Irish form of Henry, used after Henry Joy McCracken, the Ulster Rebel. Also: Annraoi Aodh (Ee) - An Irish name, Anglicised as Hugh. Also: Aodhaigh (Ay-ee) Aodhan (Aye-den) - After St. Aiden. Meaning little fire Aodhfionn (Ee-fin) - An early Irish name. Meaning white fire Aodhgan (Ee-gan) - An Irish name. Meaning little fire Aonghus (Ain-gus) - After St. Aengus the Culdee. Meaning one vigour Aralt (Ar-alt) - The Irish form of Harold. Meaning army power Ardal - An old Irish name meaning high valour Aron (Ar-on) - Meaning high mountain B Banbhan (Ban-van) - An early Irish name meaning little piglet. Baothan (Baythan) - An early Irish name meaning little foolish one. Beacan (Bee-can) - After St. Becan. Meaning little one. Bearach (Barrah) - After St. Barry. Meaning spearlike. Blathmac (Blah-mac) - After a king of Tara. Meaning flower son. Bran - Name of a celtic Deity. Meaning raven. Also: Brandan. Breasal (Bree-sal) - After St. Brazil. Meaning strife. Also: Bresal. Brendan - After St. Brendan. Meaning prince. Brian (Bree-an) - After King Brian Boru. C Cadhla (Kad-la) - After an Archbishop of Tuam, Co Galway. Meaning handsome. Caibre (Ka-bra) - Cairbe defeated Fionna at the Battle of Gabhra. Meaning: 'strong man'. Caomhan (Kee-van) - After St. Kevin. Meaning: little handsome one. Carthach (Kar-thage) - After St. Carthage. Meaning: loving. Catabhar (Katabar) - A DONEGAL name. Meaning helmet. Cathaeoir (Kahir) - An Irish name meaning warrior. Also: Cahir. Cathal (Cah-hal) - Irish version of Charles. Cathal was a might warrior. Chuchulainn (Koo-cullen) - The nickname name of the greatest hero of Irish mythology (his real name was Setana). Meaning hound of Culann. Cian (Kee-an) - An old Irish name meaning ancient. Ciaran (Keer-an) - After St. Ciaran. Also: Kieran. Cillian (Killeean) - After an Irish missionary who was martyred. Also: Killian. Colm - After St. Colmcille. Meaning dove. Also: Columba (Kolumba), Colum (Kolum). Colman (Kol-man) - Irish form of Columbanus. Meaning dovelet. Coman (Ko-man) - Meaning little wry one. Comhghall (Koh-gal) - After St. Cole. Meaning co-pledge. Conal (Konal) - Conan (Koe-nan) - After St. Conan. Meaning small hound. Also: Conant. Conn - After a legendary Irish monarch, Conn of the Hundred Battles. Meaning ‘high’. Conor - An Irish name. Meaning desire or ‘hound lover’. Also: Connor. Cormac (Kor-mac) - After St. Cormac. Meaning: charioteet. Criomhthann (Kree-van) - An Irish name. Meaning fox. This is the baptismal name of St. Colmcille. Crogher (Kro-her) - Criostoir (Kreest-chor) - The Irish form of Christopher. Meaning christ-bearing. Also: Christy. Cronan (Kro-nan) - After St. Cronan. Meaning little dark brown one. Cumhai (koo-ie) - Anglisised as Quintin. Meaning hound of the plain. Cumhea (Kovay) - An Irish name. Meaning hound of Meath. D Daghda (Dag-da) - After an Irish deity. Meaning the good god. Daithi (Da-hey) - One of the kings of Tara. Meaning speed agility. Also: Nathy, Daivi. Dallan - After St. Dallan. Also: Dall. Daman (Dayman) - The Irish form of Damien. Meaning to tame. Daineal (Doh-nal) - The Irish form of Daniel. Meaning God is my judge. Also: Dainail Dara - An old Irish name. Darragh is the Anglicised form. Meaning oak. Darren - An Irish name meaning little great one. De (Jay) - After St. De. Deaglan (Dek-lan) - After St. Declan. Also: Declan. Diarmuid (Djeermoodge) - After St. Diarmuid. Meaning free man or envy free. Also: Dermot (Der-mot), Dermod. Dichu (Dee-shoo) - After St. Dichu, the first Irish convert to Christianity made by St. Patrick. Meaning great hound. Doiminic (Dom-nik) - After St. Dominic de Guzman. Also: Damhlaic (Dav-lik), Damhnaic (Dav-nik). Donal (Doh-nal) - From the English Daniel or Donald. Meaning 'mighty'. Also: Domhnall (Doh-nal). Donnahadh (Dun-agh-ha) - After the High King of Donagh, son of Brian Boru. Meaning brown warrior. Dorchaidhe (Dor-k-ha-dj) - An Irish name. Anglicised to D’Orsay. Dughall (Doo-gal) - A Gaelic name. Meaning dark foreigner. Also: Dougal. Dughlas (Doo-glas) - A Gaelic name. Meaning black blue. Also: Douglas (Dug-las) Dualtach (Dul-tack) - An Irish name Anglicised to Dudley. Meaning 'black-jointed’. Dubhdara (Doov-dara) - An early Irish name. Meaning black man of the oak. E Eamon (Aymon) - Irish form of Edmund. Meaning blessed protection. Also: Eamonn Aymon) Earc (Erk) - An old Irish name. Meaning red or speckled. Eachtar (eck-tar) - Irish form of Hector. Earnan (Ear-nan) - Anglicised to Earnest. Meaning little-experienced one. Eibhear (ee-v-har) - Eibhear was the son of the ledgendary leader, Milesius. Anglicised as Ivor. Meaning companion. Eireamhon (Er-von) - An Irish name. A son of Milesius. Elga (El-ga) - Another name for Ireland was Inis Elga – the Noble Isle. Meaning: 'noble'. Emmet (Em-et) - The surname of the renowned Irish rebel, Robert Emmet and often used as a Christian name in Ireland. Eochaidh (Ock-h-ay) - An old Irish name. Eoghan (Owe-en) - An Irish form of John. Meaning well born. Also: Owen. Eoin (Ee-an) - A derivative of John. F Fachtna (Fak-na) - After an early Irish saint. Feardorcha (Far-dor-a-ka) - Old Irish name. Anglicised as Frederick or Ferdinand. Meaning: Fearghall (Fer-gal) - After St. Fergal. Meaning man of strength. Fearghus (Fer-gus) - Of celtic origin. Meaning ‘super choice’ or man of vigour. Also: Fearghais, Fergus. Fechin (Fee-k-hin) - After and Irish saint. Meaning little raven. Also: Feichin. Felim (Fee-lim) - After a king of Connacht. Meaning little raven. Anglicised to Felix. Also: Feilim, Phelim. Fiachra (Fee-kra) - After St. Fiachra. Meaning raven. Finin (Fin-een) - Meaning fair offspring. Finnian (Fin-ee-an) - After St. Finian. Fionbharr (Fin-bar) - After St. Finbar. Meaning fair head. Fionnlugh (Fin-lug) - After an early Irish saint. Meaning fair winning. Fionn (Fin) - After the great hero of Irish mythology, Finn MacCool. Also: Finn, Fynn. Flann - An early Irish name. Meaning blood-red. Fursa (Fur-say) - After St. Fursey. G Gael (Gayl) - The medieval hero after whom Ireland was named. Gearoid (Garr-oij) - The Irish form of Garrett. Also: Gairiad (Gar-oij), Garreth, Gary. Gearard (Ger-hard) - After St. Gerard Majella. Meaning spear hard. Greagoir (Greg-or) - Irish form of Gregory. Meaning watchful one. Gruagach (Grua-gah) - An Irish name. Meaning hairy one. I Irial (Ir-e-al) - An old Irish name. Iarghlaith (Eer-lath) - After St. Jarlath. Also: Jarlath. Iona - (eye-ona) - Irish form of Johan. Meaning: 'dove'. Iosog (Ee-sog) - Irish form of Issac. Meaning he may laugh. Iustas (Ew-stace) - Irish form of Eustace. Meaning fruitful. K Kellagh (Kella) - After St. Celsus. Kerill (Kiril) - Irish form of Cyril. Meaning lordly. Also: Coireall (Kiril). Kyras (Ki-ras) - An old Irish name. L Labhras (Lav-ras) - After St. Lorcan. Irish form of Laurence. Laoghaire (Lee-ra) - A king of Tara. Meaning calf-herder. Leon(Lee-on) - Irish name meaning lion. Liam (Lee-am) - The short form of Uilliam which is the Irish form of William. Lochlainn (Lock-lin) - The name of a land in Irish legend. Meaning heroic. Also: Lochlin Lorcan (Lorkan) - The Irish form of Lawrence. Meaning fierce. Lucan (Loo-kan) - An Irish form of the Latin, Lucius. Meaning light. Lucas (Loos) - After St. Luke. Lugh (Loo-h) - The name of an early Irish hero. M Macanisius (Mac-an-is-us) - After St. Macanisus, and early Irish bishop. Mairtin (Mar-cheen) - After St. Martin. From Mars, the God of war. Maitiu (Mat-tuw) - After one of the apolstles. Derived from Matthew. Malachy (Mal-ak-ay) - After St. Malachy. Meaning my messenger. Manus (Man-us) - Popular name in DONEGAL for many years. Meaning great. Maolcholm (Mal-come) - Meaning servant of St. Columba. Micheal (Mee-haal) - After St. Michael. Irish form of Michael. N Niall (Ny-al) - Irish form of Neil. P Padraig (Paudrig) - After St. Patrick. Irish form of Patrick. Also: Padraic, Padhraig, Paddy Peadar (Padder) - The Irish form of Peter. Meaning rock R Ronan (Row-nan) - From the Irish word ron , meaning ‘seal’ S Seamus (Shay-mus) - After St. James. The Irish form of James. Also: Seamas, Seamy Sean (Shawn) - After John the Baptist. Irish form of John. Also: Seon Siseal (Ses-il) - After St. Cecil. Meaning little blind one. Also: Cecil TTadgh (Tah-g) - Irish form of Timothy. Meaning poet Tomas (Tom-ass) - Irish form of Thomas. Meaning twin |
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