IRISH BABY NAMES

BOYS NAMES

BOY'S NAMES
A
- 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
T
T- Tadgh (Tah-g) - Irish form of Timothy.  Meaning poet
- Tomas (Tom-ass) - Irish form of Thomas.  Meaning twin

GIRLS NAMES

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