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NAME & PRONUNCIATION (in brackets)
IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH A Ailbe (Alby) Aichlinn (Aik-lin) Ailill (Aye-lil) Ailin (Aye-lin) Aindreas (Andre-as) Anmire (Ayen-mire) Alphonsus (Alfonsus) ~ Also Phonsie (Fon-si) Ambros (Ambrose) Anluan (Anloo-an) Anrai (Awn-ree) ~ Also Annraoi Aodh (Ee) ~ Also Aodhaigh (Ay-ee) Aodhan (Aye-den) Aodhfionn (Ee-fin) Aodhgan (Ee-gan) Aonghus (Ain-gus) Aralt (Ar-alt) Ardal Aron (Ar-on) IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH B Banbhan (Ban-van) Baothan (Baythan) Beacan (Bee-can) Bearach (Barrah) Blathmac (Blah-mac) Bran ~ Also Brandan Breasal (Bree-sal) Brendan Brian (Bree-an) IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH C Cadhla (Kad-la) Caibre (Ka-bra). Caomhan (Kee-van) Carthach (Kar-thage) Catabhar (Katabar) Cathaeoir (Kahir) Cathal (Cah-hal) Chuchulainn (Koo-cullen) Cian (Kee-an) Ciaran (Keer-an) ~ Also Kieran Cillian (Killeean) ~ Also Killian Colm ~ Also: Columba (Kolumba), Colum (Kolum) Colman (Kol-man) - Irish form of Columbanus. Meaning dovelet. Coman (Ko-man) - Meaning little wry one. Comhghall (Koh-gal) Conal (Konal) ~ Also Conall & Conell Conan (Koe-nan) Also: Conant Conn Conor - Also Connor Cormac (Kor-mac) Criomhthann (Kree-van) Crogher (Kro-her) Criostoir (Kreest-chor) Also - Christy. Cronan (Kro-nan) Cumhai (koo-ie) Cumhea (Kovay) IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH D Daghda (Dag-da) Daithi (Da-hey) - Also: Nathy, Daivi. Dallan - Also: Dall. Daman (Dayman) Daineal (Doh-nal) Also - Dainail Dara Darren De (Jay) Deaglan (Dek-lan) Also: Declan. Diarmuid (Djeermoodge) Also: Dermot (Der-mot), Dermod Dichu (Dee-shoo) Doiminic (Dom-nik) Also: Damhlaic (Dav-lik), Damhnaic (Dav-nik). Donal (Doh-nal) Also: Domhnall (Doh-nal) Donnahadh (Dun-agh-ha) Dorchaidhe (Dor-k-ha-dj) Dughall (Doo-gal) Also: Dougal. Dughlas (Doo-glas) Also: Douglas (Dug-las) Dualtach (Dul-tack) Dubhdara (Doov-dara) IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH E Eamon (Aymon) Also: Eamonn (Aymon) Earc (Erk) Eachtar (eck-tar) Earnan (Ear-nan) Eibhear (ee-v-har) Eireamhon (Er-von) Elga (El-ga). Emmet (Em-et) Eochaidh (Ock-h-ay) Eoghan (Owe-en) Also: Owen. Eoin (Ee-an) 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 GIRLS NAMES |
MEANING OF NAME
IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH A After an Irish saint A derivative of Echlin After Ailill Molt, and early Irish king. Meaning sprite Early Irish name. Meaning noble After St. Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland. Meaning manly After St. Ainmire of County DONEGAL. Meaning great lord After St. Alphonsus Liguori. Meaning noble ready Meaning immortal Meaning great champion Irish form of Henry, used after Henry Joy McCracken, the Ulster Rebel An Irish name, Anglicised as Hugh After St. Aiden. Meaning little fire An early Irish name. Meaning white fire An Irish name. Meaning little fire After St. Aengus the Culdee. Meaning one vigour The Irish form of Harold. Meaning army power An old Irish name meaning high valour Meaning high mountain IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH B An early Irish name meaning little piglet An early Irish name meaning little foolish one After St. Becan. Meaning little one After St. Barry. Meaning spearlike After a king of Tara. Meaning flower son Name of a celtic Deity. Meaning raven After St. Brazil. Meaning strife After St. Brendan. Meaning prince After Irish King, Brian Boru IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH C After an Archbishop of Tuam, Co Galway. Meaning handsome Cairbe defeated Fionna at the Battle of Gabhra. Meaning: 'strong man' After St. Kevin. Meaning: little handsome one After St. Carthage. Meaning: loving A DONEGAL name. Meaning helmet An Irish name meaning warrior. Also: Cahir Irish version of Charles. Cathal was a mighty warrior The nickname name of the greatest hero of Irish mythology (although his real name was Setana). Meaning hound of Culann An old Irish name meaning ancient After St. Ciaran After an Irish missionary who was martyred Colm - After St. Colmcille. Meaning dove Colman (Kol-man) - Irish form of Columbanus. Meaning dovelet Coman (Ko-man) - Meaning little wry one After St. Cole. Meaning co-pledge After St. Conal. Meaning strong like a wolf Conan (Koe-nan) After a legendary Irish monarch, Conn of the Hundred Battles. Meaning ‘high’. Meaning desire or ‘hound lover’. After St. Cormac. Meaning: charioteet Meaning fox. This is the baptismal name of St. Colmcille Meaning lover of hounds The Irish form of Christopher. Meaning christ-bearing After St. Cronan. Meaning little dark brown one Anglisised as Quintin. Meaning hound of the plain An Irish name. Meaning hound of Meath IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH D After an Irish deity. Meaning the good god One of the kings of Tara. Meaning speed agility After St. Dallan. Also: Dall. The Irish form of Damien. Meaning to tame. The Irish form of Daniel. Meaning God is my judge An old Irish name. Darragh is the Anglicised form. Meaning oak An Irish name meaning little great one After St. De After St. Declan After St. Diarmuid. Meaning free man or envy free After St. Dichu, the first Irish convert to Christianity made by St. Patrick. Meaning great hound. After St. Dominic de Guzman. Also: Damhlaic (Dav-lik), Damhnaic (Dav-nik). From the English Daniel or Donald. Meaning 'mighty' After the High King of Donagh, son of Brian Boru. Meaning brown warrior Anglicised to D’Orsay A Gaelic name meaning dark foreigner A Gaelic name meaning black blue An Irish name Anglicised to Dudley. Meaning 'black-jointed’ An early Irish name. Meaning black man of the oak IRISH BOYS NAMES BEGINING WITH E Irish form of Edmund. Meaning blessed protection An old Irish name. Meaning red or speckled Irish form of Hector Anglicised to Earnest. Meaning little-experienced one Eibhear was the son of the ledgendary leader, Milesius. Anglicised as Ivor. Meaning companion A son of Milesius Another name for Ireland was Inis Elga – the Noble Isle. Meaning: 'noble' The surname of the famous Irish rebel, Robert Emmet and often used as a Christian name in Ireland An old Irish name. An Irish form of John. Meaning well born 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 GIRLS NAMES |