IRELAND  

Gender: F
Origin: Place-name

Popularity in 2008: #834

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin put this name on the map when they chose it for their daughter, saying that geographic names were a family tradition. Few have followed their lead.

Ireland is being discussed in our message boards:

• Nice Scottish place names
• new game buuild a family together
• narrowing my list...need help
• big family game!
• What do you think...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Ireland:

• NAMEBERRY SURVEY SAYS: Some Thoughts About Your Thoughts
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• WHO ARE THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH GIRLS?
• WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin