690+ Irish Names (With Meanings and Popularity)
Irish baby names are international stars, ranking near the top of popularity lists in Ireland and the US along with many other countries.
Liam is the top Irish boy name in the US, standing at Number 1, and Riley is the top Irish girl name. Many new Irish baby names are replacing old standards like Kathleen and Patrick.
Along with Riley, Irish girl names in the US Top 1000 include Kennedy, Quinn, Nora, and Maeve.
Along with Liam, Irish boy names in the US Top 1000 include Finn, Ryan, all spellings of Aiden, Declan, and Rowan.
Unique Irish girl names we're hearing more of include Saoirse, as in actress Ronan; Niamh; and Una.
Unique Irish boy names trending now include Lorcan, Cashel, and Phelan.
The top baby names in Ireland itself look rather different than they do in the US, though there are also several crossovers. Notably, not all of the top Irish baby names are actually Irish.
The most popular boy names in Ireland include the classic Hebrew James and Noah along with Irish names Conor, Finn, and Liam. The top ten girl names in the Emerald Isle include only one Irish-language name, Fiadh. Other popular girl names in Ireland are Grace, Emily, and Sophie.
Irish language names are a subset of Gaelic Names, which also include Scottish names and Manx names. Along with Finn and Fiadh, other Irish Gaelic choices among the popular names in Ireland include Eabha, Saoirse, and Aoife for girls; Darragh, Cillian, Oisin and Tadgh for boys.
Irish baby names enjoying international popularity include Liam, which ranks among the top names in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Norway as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Finn ranks among the top names in the Netherlands while variation Fynn is on Germany’s most popular list, and Nora is the second most popular girls’ name in Norway.
Many unique Irish baby names go far beyond the Old School Kevins and Kathleens. If you define unique baby names as names that break the rules on what's conventionally considered a name, then these nontraditional Irish surname names and place names may be ones you want to consider for your daughter or son.
Unique gender neutral Irish names that work for boys and girls include Bellamy, Brady, and Callahan.
Uncommon Irish baby names in the US and most places outside the Emerald Isle -- though some are among the Top 100 names in Ireland -- include Aoife, Cian, Oisin, and Tadgh. Correct Irish spelling and pronunciation can be challenging for non-native speakers.
Browse our complete list of Irish baby names both classic and modern, for girls and for boys, here, ordered according to their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Adine
Origin:
Variation of Aideen or Adina
- Aengus
Origin:
Form of Angus, ScottishMeaning:
"one strength"
- Agaistin
- Aguistin
- Aibhilin
Origin:
Irish variation of Evelyn
- Aidan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Aidan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Aideen
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"
- Aiden
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Aiden
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Ailbhe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"noble, bright"
- Aileen
Origin:
Irish variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining light"
- Ailin
- Ailis
Origin:
Scottish GaelicMeaning:
"noble"
- Aimiliona
- Aine
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brightness, splendor"
- Áine
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brilliance, wit"
- Aisling
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dream, vision"
- Aislinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dream"
- Aithne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Alaina
Origin:
Variation of Alana, variation of AlanaMeaning:
" or :harmony"
- Alan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"handsome, cheerful"
- Alana
Origin:
Feminization of Alan, Irish; variation of Ilana, Hebrew; Gaelic; HawaiianMeaning:
"handsome, rock; oak tree; child; awakening"
- Allan
Origin:
Spelling variation of AlanMeaning:
"handsome, cheerful"
- Alphonsus
Origin:
Latin form of AlfonsoMeaning:
"noble and ready"
- Alva
Origin:
English form of Irish AilbheMeaning:
"white"
- Amon
Origin:
Hebrew, Arabic, Greek from EgyptianMeaning:
"the hidden one; invisible"
- Aoibhe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"life, or beauty"
- Aoibheann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"beautiful sheen"
- Aoibheann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"beautiful sheen"
- Aoibhinn
Origin:
Variation of Aoibheann, IrishMeaning:
"beautiful sheen"
- Aonghus
- Aralt
- Arlen
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"hare land"
- Arlise
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"pledge"
- Artur
Origin:
Portuguese, Polish, Estonian, Armenian variation of Arthur, CelticMeaning:
"bear"
- Ashlyn
Origin:
Variation of Aislinn, IrishMeaning:
"dream"
- Ashlynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dream"
- Augusteen
- Auley
Origin:
Scottish and ManxMeaning:
"ancestor's descendant"
- Auliffe
- Aydan
Origin:
Spelling variation of AidanMeaning:
"little fiery one"
- Ayden
Origin:
Variation of AidanMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Banan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white"
- Banning
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"small, fair one"
- Bard
Origin:
Irish variation of Baird, ScottishMeaning:
"minstrel, poet"
- Barnaib
- Barr
Origin:
Irish diminutive of Finbar
- Barry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"spear"
- Barry
Origin:
Irish "spear"Meaning:
"spear"
- Beacan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"tiny one"
- Bearchán
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little spear"
- Beatha
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"life, livelihood"
- Becan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little man"
- Bedelia
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Behan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"bee"
- Bellamy
Origin:
English and Irish from FrenchMeaning:
"fine friend"
- Bellamy
Origin:
English and Irish from FrenchMeaning:
"fine friend"
- Benen
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"mild"
- Berneen
- Bevin
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"fair lady, white lady"
- Bidelia
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Bidu
Origin:
Diminutive of BridgetMeaning:
"strength, power"
- Blaine
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"slender, angular"
- Blaine
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender, angular"
- Blathnaid
- Bolan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little poet"
- Boyne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white cow"
- Boynton
Origin:
Irish and EnglishMeaning:
"town near the Boyne"
- Bradan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"salmon"
- Brady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"one with broad eyes"
- Brady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"broad meadow or large-chested"
- Branagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little raven"
- Branigan
Origin:
irishMeaning:
"little raven"
- Brannon
Origin:
Irish variation of Brennan
- Bray
Origin:
Irish place-name, from FrenchMeaning:
"marsh"
- Brayden
Origin:
Spelling variation of Irish surname BradenMeaning:
"salmon"
- Breácan
- Breasal
- Breccan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"freckled, speckled"
- Breckin
Origin:
Spelling variation of Breccan, IrishMeaning:
"freckled, speckled"
- Breda
- Bree
Origin:
Irish, from Brid, Brigh, BrigidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Brendan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"prince"
- Brenna
Origin:
Feminine form of BrennanMeaning:
"descendant of the sad one"
- Brennan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of the sad one"
- Brennan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of the sad one"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Briana
Origin:
Feminine variation of BrianMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, honorable"
- Brianna
Origin:
Feminine variation of BrianMeaning:
"strong, virtuous and honorable"
- Bríd
- Bride
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Brighid
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Brigid
Origin:
Irish variation of BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Brigidine
Origin:
Irish variation of Brighid
- Brogan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"small shoe"
- Brona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrow"
- Brónach
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrowful"
- Bronagh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrow"
- Brone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrow"
- Brosnan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dweller near the Brosna River"
- Bryan
Origin:
Variation of Brian, IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Cael
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender"
- Cagney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"tribute"
- Cahir
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"battle man"
- Cailean
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"pup, cub"
- Caiside
- Cait
Origin:
Short form of CaitlinMeaning:
"pure"
- Caitlin
Origin:
Irish variation of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Caitlyn
Origin:
Spelling variation of Caitlin
- Caledon
Origin:
Irish place-name from CaledoniaMeaning:
"hard or rocky land"
- Calhoun
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the narrow forest"
- Callaghan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover of churches"
- Callahan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"bright-headed"
- Callister
Origin:
Variation of Irish surname MacCallisterMeaning:
"son of Alister"
- Caoimhe
Origin:
Irish, ScottishMeaning:
"beautiful"
- Carbry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"charioteer"
- Carbry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"charioteer"
- Carey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, black"
- Carey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, black"
- Carlin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little champion"
- Carlin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little champion"
- Carlow
Origin:
Irish place-nameMeaning:
"four-part lake"
- Carlus
- Carney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"victory"
- Carra
- Carroll
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Irish CearbhallMeaning:
"hacking with a weapon"
- Carson
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"son of the marsh dwellers"
- Casey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brave in battle"
- Casey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brave in battle"
- Cashel
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"castle, stone fort"
- Cassidy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"curly-headed"
- Cassidy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"curly-haired"
- Cathal
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"battle rule"
- Cavan
Origin:
Irish place-nameMeaning:
"hollow"
- Cavanaugh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"born handsome or son of Caomhan "
- Ceabhallan
- Ceara
Origin:
Spelling variation of Irish Ciara
- Cessair
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrow, affliction"
- Channing
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"people of Cana or wolf cub"
- Channing
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"people of Cana or wolf cub"
- Chrystal
- Cian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ancient"
- Cianan
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Cian
- Ciar
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark"
- Ciara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Ciaran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Ciarán
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"little black-haired one"
- Cillian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"war strife or church"
- Clancy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired warrior"
- Clancy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired warrior"
- Cleary
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cleric"
- Cliodhna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"shapely"
- Cliona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"shapely"
- Clodagh
Origin:
Irish river name
- Clooney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the meadow"
- Cluny
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the meadow"
- Coilin
- Colin
Origin:
English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"people of victory; pup"
- Colleen
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"girl"
- Collin
Origin:
Variation of Colin and Collins
- Collins
Origin:
Surname derived from Nicholas or ColinMeaning:
"people of victory or pup"
- Collins
Origin:
Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
- Colm
Origin:
Irish variation of Latin ColumbaMeaning:
"dove"
- Coltrane
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"descendant of Coltarán"
- Colum
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dove"
- Conaire
Origin:
Irish, uncertain meaning
- Conal
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong as a wolf"
- Conlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hero"
- Connelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"love, friendship"
- Connelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"love, friendship"
- Connery
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"warrior-lord"
- Connolly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"love, friendship"
- Connolly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fierce as a hound"
- Connor
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover of hounds"
- Conroy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hound (or wolf) of the plain"
- Conway
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hound of the plain"
- Corcoran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ruddy-faced"
- Corey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the hollow"
- Corey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the hollow"
- Cork
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swamp, marsh"
- Cormac
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"charioteer"
- Cory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the hollow"
- Costello
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"from England"
- Covy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"victorious"
- Cronan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark one"
- Crosby
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"village with crosses"
- Cullen
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"holly tree"
- Culley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the meadow"
- Curran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hero, champion"
- Curran
Origin:
Irish surname from O CorrainMeaning:
"descendant of Curran"
- Dacey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the south"
- Dacey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the south"
- Dahy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"quick-footed"
- Daire
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"oak tree"
- Dáivi
- Daley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"assembly, gathering"
- Dallas
Origin:
Place-name in Scotland and Texas, or IrishMeaning:
"skilled"
- Dallas
Origin:
Place-name in Scotland and Texas, and IrishMeaning:
"skilled"
- Daman
- Dara
Origin:
Hebrew, Slavic or IrishMeaning:
"pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree"
- Dara
Origin:
Irish, Persian, Punjabi, KhmerMeaning:
"oak tree; wealthy; leader; star"
- Darby
Origin:
Irish or NorseMeaning:
"free one or from the deer estate"
- Darby
Origin:
Irish or Norse, "free from envy, or, from the deer estate"Meaning:
"free from envy, or, from the deer estate"
- Darcy
Origin:
Irish or FrenchMeaning:
"dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress"
- Darcy
Origin:
English from French, d'ArcyMeaning:
" from Arcy"
- Darragh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"oak tree"
- Darragh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"oak tree"
- Darren
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little great one"
- Darren
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little great one"
- Dearbhail
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"true desire"
- Dearbhla
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"daughter of the poet"
- Decla
Origin:
Irish, feminine variation of Declan
- Declan
Origin:
Irish, meaning unknown, possible "man of prayer"Meaning:
"man of prayer"
- Deirdre
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sorrowful"
- Delaney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark challenger"
- Delaney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark challenger"
- Dempsey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"proud, haughty"
- Dermot
Origin:
Irish, Anglicization of DiarmaidMeaning:
"free from envy"
- Derrig
- Derrik
- Derry
Origin:
Diminutive or Derek or Dermot or Irish place-nameMeaning:
"like an oak"
- Dervla
Origin:
Anglicized form of Irish Dearbhla or DeirbhileMeaning:
"daughter of the poet"
- Devin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"poet"
- Devin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"poet"
- Devlin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"unlucky"
- Diarmaid
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"free man"
- Dillon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"loyal"
- Dillon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"loyal"
- Dinsmore
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark moor"
- Doherty
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"not loving"
- Dolan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"black-haired"
- Donahue
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark fighter"
- Donal
Origin:
Scottish variation of DonaldMeaning:
"proud chief"
- Donall
- Donn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"king; brown"
- Donnan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"small brown-haired child"
- Donnelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark brave one"
- Donnelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, brave one"
- Donough
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brown chieftain"
- Dooley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark hero"
- Doran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"stranger, exile"
- Doreen
Origin:
Variation of Dora; also Anglicized variation of Irish DoireannMeaning:
"sullen"
- Dow
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark-haired"
- Doyle
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"black stranger"
- Drennon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Draighnean"
- Duald
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, darkness"
- Duana
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"song"
- Duane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"
- Dublin
Origin:
Irish place-name
- Duff
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"
- Duff
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"
- Duffy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark"
- Dugan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"
- Dunbar
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"castle headland"
- Duryea
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the stream"
- Eabha
Origin:
Irish form of EveMeaning:
"life"
- Eachann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"keeper of horses"
- Eachna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"horse"
- Eachtar
- Éadaoin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"
- Eames
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the uncle"
- Eamon
Origin:
Irish variation of EdmundMeaning:
"wealthy protector"
- Éamon
Origin:
Irish variation of Edmund
- Earnan
- Eavan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"beautiful sheen"
- Edan
Origin:
Irish and HebrewMeaning:
"little fire; era"
- Edana
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Egan
Origin:
Variation of Aidan, IrishMeaning:
"little fire"
- Eibhlin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"shining, brilliant"
- Eileanóra
- Eilis
Origin:
Irish variation of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Eilish
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Eilis, Irish form of Hebrew ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Eimile
- Éire
Origin:
Irish place-name
- Eireen
- Eistir
- Eithne
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"nut kernel"
- Elva
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"leader of the elves"
- Emer
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swift"
- Émer
Origin:
Irish mythology name
- Ennis
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the island"
- Ennis
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the island"
- Enya
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Eoghan
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"born of the yew tree"
- Eóin
Origin:
Irish variation of Owen
- Eónan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little Adam"
- Erin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the island to the west"
- Erna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"to know"
- Etain
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"
- Étaoin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"
- Ethne
Origin:
Variation of Eithne, IrishMeaning:
"kernel"
- Euston
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"heart"
- Evaleen
- Evin
- Fachnan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"malicious"
- Fagin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rustic"
- Fallon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"leader"
- Fallon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"leader"
- Fania
Origin:
Anglicization of Irish FainneMeaning:
"ring"
- Farrell
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"courageous"
- Farrell
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"courageous"
- Feeny
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little raven"
- Ferelith
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"true sovereignty"
- Fergall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"man of valor"
- Ferris
Origin:
Irish, EnglishMeaning:
"strong man or ironworker"
- Fia
Origin:
Irish or Portuguese or ItalianMeaning:
"wild or weaver"
- Fiadh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"wild"
- Fianna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"band of warriors"
- Finbar
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair-haired"
- Finella
Origin:
Scottish variation of FinolaMeaning:
"white shoulder"
- Finian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Finlay
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white, fair"
- Finnegan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Finnigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Finola
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white shoulders"
- Fintan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white fire or white bull"
- Fionn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Fitzgerald
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"son of Gerald"
- Flann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ruddy, red-haired"
- Flanna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Flannery
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Flannghal"
- Flannery
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Flannghal"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Fogarty
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"exiled one"
- Foley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"plunderer"
- Fursey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"virtue"
- Fynn
Origin:
Variation of FinnMeaning:
"bright, fair"
- Gallagher
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of foreign helper"
- Galvin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a sparrow"
- Galway
Origin:
Place-name
- Gandy
Origin:
Irish surname, derivation unknown.
- Gannon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair-skinned, fair-haired"
- Garret
Origin:
Irish variation of GerardMeaning:
"spear strength"
- Garrett
Origin:
Irish variation of GerardMeaning:
"spear strength"
- Garvan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rough little one"
- Gearoid
- Gehry
Origin:
Variation of Geary, Irish or EnglishMeaning:
"spear or fickle"
- Gibbon
- Gilby
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"blond boy"
- Gilibeirt
- Gilmore
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"devoted to the Virgin Mary"
- Gioroid
- Glenna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"glen"
- Grady
Origin:
Irish "noble"Meaning:
"noble"
- Grady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"noble, illustrious"
- Grainne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"grain or love"
- Gráinne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"grain of corn"
- Grania
Origin:
Irish, variation of Grainne (gran-ya)Meaning:
"grain of corn"
- Gulliver
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"glutton"
- Gus
Origin:
Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
- Hagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little fire"
- Harmon
Origin:
Irish variation of Herman
- Hartigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Arthur"
- Heremon
- Hermon
- Hobard
- Hobart
Origin:
English and Dutch variation of Hubert
- Hogan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"youth"
- Hoibeard
- Hugh
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Hurley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea tide"
- Iarom
- Ibhar
- Ireland
Origin:
Place name
- Irimias
- Ita
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"thirst"
- Ivo
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"yew wood, archer"
- Kady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"first"
- Kaitlin
Origin:
Spelling variation of Caitlin
- Kaitlyn
Origin:
Spelling variation of CaitlinMeaning:
"pure"
- Kaitlynn
Origin:
Spelling variation of Kaitlyn or Caitlin
- Kara
Origin:
Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology nameMeaning:
"wild stormy one"
- Kassidy
Origin:
Variation of Cassidy
- Katelynn
Origin:
Spelling variation of Caitlin
- Kathleen
Origin:
Anglicized form of Irish CaitlinMeaning:
"pure"
- Kavanagh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"born handsome or son of Caomhan"
- Kavanaugh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"born handsome or son of Caomhan "
- Keagan
Origin:
Spelling variation of Keegan
- Keara
Origin:
Spelling variation of Keira or Kiera
- Keefe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"handsome and noble"
- Keegan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Egan"
- Keegan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Egan"
- Keela
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender"
- Keelan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender and fair"
- Keelan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender and fair"
- Keeley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender"
- Keeley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender"
- Keelin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender and fair"
- Keely
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"slender"
- Keenan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ancient"
- Keenan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ancient"
- Keenen
Origin:
Variation of KeenanMeaning:
"ancient"
- Keir
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, black"
- Keira
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Keiran
Origin:
Spelling variation of KieranMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kellan
Origin:
Spelling variation of KellenMeaning:
"swamp; slender"
- Kellen
Origin:
German; IrishMeaning:
"swamp; slender"
- Kelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"war"
- Kelly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"war"
- Kennedi
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"misshapen head"
- Kennedy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"misshapen head"
- Kennedy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"misshapen head"
- Kennon
Origin:
Scottish and IrishMeaning:
"ancient"
- Kermit
Origin:
Irish, variant of Diarmaid/DermotMeaning:
"free man"
- Kerry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dark-haired"
- Kerry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dark-haired"
- Kesey
Origin:
Irish literary name, variation of Casey
- Kevin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"handsome"
- Kevyn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"handsome"
- Kian
Origin:
Irish; PersianMeaning:
"ancient; king"
- Kiera
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kieran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kieran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kiernan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kiernan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Killian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"war strife or church"
- Labhras
- Laoise
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"light"
- Larkin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rough, fierce"
- Larkin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rough, fierce"
- Laughlin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dweller at the fjord-land"
- Leary
Origin:
Irish, Anglicization of LaoghaireMeaning:
"herder"
- Lennon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover"
- Lennon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover"
- Liam
Origin:
Irish short form of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Lochlainn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"land of the Vikings"
- Lochlann
- Loman
Origin:
Irish or Serbo-CroatianMeaning:
"small bare one or delicate"
- Lonan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Lorcan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little, fierce"
- Lucan
Origin:
Irish variation of Luke
- Lughaidh
- Lynch
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"mariner"
- Mab
Origin:
Irish, EnglishMeaning:
"intoxicating"
- Mac
Origin:
Scottish or IrishMeaning:
"son of"
- Macha
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"of the plain"
- Mack
Origin:
Scottish or IrishMeaning:
"son of"
- Mackenna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the handsome one"
- Madden
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dog"
- Madigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dog"
- Madigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dog"
- Maeve
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"she who intoxicates"
- Magee
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Hugh"
- Magee
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Hugh"
- Maguire
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the beige one"
- Maire
Origin:
Finnish, Irish variation of MaryMeaning:
"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
- Mairéad
Origin:
Irish variation of Margaret
- Makena
Origin:
Spelling variation of McKenna or KikuyuMeaning:
"happy one"
- Makenna
Origin:
Spelling variation of McKenna or Eastern AfricanMeaning:
"happy one"
- Malachy
Origin:
Irish version of Malachi, HebrewMeaning:
"second"
- Malone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a devotee of Saint John"
- Maloney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"devotee of the church"
- Mannix
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a little monk"
- Manus
Origin:
Irish variation of MagnusMeaning:
"greatest"
- Mare
Origin:
Irish variation of Mary
- Marmaduke
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"devotee of Maedoc"
- Maureen
Origin:
Irish variation of Mary
- Maurya
Origin:
Irish variation of Maura or MaryMeaning:
"bitter"
- Mayo
Origin:
Irish place-nameMeaning:
"yew-tree plain"
- Mccabe
Origin:
Irish, patronymic from the word for cape or hat
- Mccanna
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"son of the wolf cub"
- Mccoy
Origin:
Irish variation of McKayMeaning:
"fire"
- Mcdermott
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Diarmaid"
- Mckenna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Kenneth"
- Meabh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"she who intoxicates"
- Meara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"pool, lake"
- Merial
- Meriel
Origin:
Irish variation of Muriel
- Merrin
Origin:
Variation of Merryn or Mirren, Cornish or Irish, meaning unknown
- Micheál
Origin:
Irish variation of Michael
- Mirin
Origin:
Irish and Scottish, meaning unknown
- Mirin
Origin:
Irish and Scottish, meaning unknown
- Mirren
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Mirren
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Moira
Origin:
Irish, variation of MaryMeaning:
"bitter; beloved; drop of the sea"
- Molloy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a venerable chieftain"
- Mona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"noble good"
- Monca
- Morna
Origin:
Irish and Scottish variation of Myrna
- Morrigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"phantom queen"
- Morrisey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea taboo"
- Muireann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea white, sea fair"
- Muirgen
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"born of the sea"
- Muirgheal
- Muiriol
- Mulligan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of the bald-headed"
- Muriel
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"of the bright sea"
- Murielle
- Murphy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea warrior"
- Murphy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea warrior"
- Myrna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"festive"
- Neal
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"champion or cloud"
- Neil
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Neil
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Neila
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"locking, closing"
- Neile
- Nela
Origin:
Variation of Nell or short form of Cornelia or any name ending in -nela
- Neve
Origin:
Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and PortugueseMeaning:
"snow"
- Nevin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"holy"
- Niall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Niall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Nialla
- Niamh
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"bright"
- Nigel
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, black-haired"
- Nolan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"champion"
- Nora
Origin:
Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora, LatinMeaning:
"honor or meaning unknown"
- Noreen
Origin:
English, diminutive of Nora
- Noreena
- Nuala
Origin:
Irish, short form of FionnualaMeaning:
"white shoulders"
- O'brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"
- O'brien
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"
- O'brien
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"
- Obrien
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"
- O'callahan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the church lover"
- O'connor
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the hound lover"
- Odhran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little pale green one"
- O'donnell
Origin:
irishMeaning:
"son of the brave one"
- O'donovan
Origin:
Irish, 'son of the dark one"
- Oengus
Origin:
Irish mythology name, variation of AngusMeaning:
"one choice"
- O'fallon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the leader"
- O'grady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the noble one"
- O'hara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Eaghra"
- Oilibhear
- Oisin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little deer"
- O'keefe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the kind one"
- O'keeffe
Origin:
Irish surname
- O'neal
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the chief's line"
- Oona
Origin:
Irish, variation of UnaMeaning:
"lamb"
- Oran
Origin:
Hebrew, Irish, ScottishMeaning:
"light, song, little green one"
- Orin
Origin:
Variation of Oren or Oran
- Orla
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"golden princess"
- Orna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little pale green one"
- Oscar
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
- O'shea
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hawklike, stately"
- O'sullivan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the black-eyed one"
- Paddy
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Patrick
- P'adraic
Origin:
Irish variation of Patrick
- Paili
Origin:
Irish variation of Polly
- Parthalan
Origin:
Irish variation of Bartholomew, AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"
- Parthalán
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"plowman"
- Partholon
- Pat
Origin:
Diminutive of PatrickMeaning:
"noble, patrician"
- Patsy
Origin:
English and Irish, diminutive of PatrickMeaning:
"noble, patrician."
- Peadair
Origin:
Irish variation of Peter
- Pegeen
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Mairead, Irish form of Margaret
- Peig
- Phelan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"wolf"
- Phinean
Origin:
Irish variation of Finian
- Piran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Proinsias
- Quigley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the mother's side"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
- Quillan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cub"
- Quillen
Origin:
Variation of Quillan or Quillon
- Quilliam
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of William"
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of Conn"
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Rafferty
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"floodtide, abundance, prosperity"
- Raghnall
- Reagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Reagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Réamann
- Reamon
Origin:
Irish, variation of Raymond or RedmondMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Redmond
Origin:
Irish variation of RaymondMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Regan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Regan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Reilly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"courageous"
- Reilly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"courageous"
- Renny
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Irish RaithnaitMeaning:
"little prosperous one"
- Renny
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little prosperous one"
- Rian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Riley
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"rye clearing; courageous"
- Riley
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"rye clearing; courageous"
- Riobard
- Riobart
- Riocard
- Rion
Origin:
from the Irish word for Queen
- Riona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"queenly"
- Riordan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"bard, royal poet"
- Roan
Origin:
Spelling variation of RowanMeaning:
"little redhead"
- Roan
Origin:
Variation of Rowan, Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"little redhead"
- Roark
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"illustrious and mighty"
- Roc
Origin:
Arabic mythical name; Catalan form of RoccoMeaning:
"rest"
- Rogan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"redhead"
- Rohan
Origin:
Variation of Rowan or HindiMeaning:
"sandalwood"
- Rohan
Origin:
Spelling variation of Rowan or HindiMeaning:
"sandalwood"
- Roibeard
- Roibin
- Roisin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little rose"
- Ronan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little seal"
- Roone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Rooney
Origin:
English or Gaelic surnameMeaning:
"descendent of the champion"
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"
- Rosaleen
Origin:
Irish diminutive of RoseMeaning:
"rose, a flower"
- Rowan
Origin:
Scottish and IrishMeaning:
"rowan tree; little redhead"
- Rowan
Origin:
Scottish and IrishMeaning:
"rowan tree; little redhead"
- Ruadan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Ruadhan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Runyon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of a champion"
- Ryan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Ryan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Rylee
Origin:
Spelling variation of Riley
- Ryleigh
Origin:
Spelling variation of Riley
- Sadbh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sweet; goodly"
- Sadhbh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sweet, goodness"
- Saoirse
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"liberty"
- Sarai
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- Saraid
- Scully
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"herald or town crier"
- Séamas
- Seamus
Origin:
Irish variation of JamesMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Sean
Origin:
Irish variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Seana
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"god is gracious"
- Seanán
Origin:
Irish diminutive of Sean
- Seumus
- Shamas
- Shamus
Origin:
Anglicized spelling of Séamus
- Shanahan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the wise one"
- Shane
Origin:
Anglicized variation of SeanMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Shane
Origin:
Irish variation of Sean or Shannon
- Shannon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"old and wise"
- Shannon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"old and wise"
- Shaun
Origin:
Spelling variation of Sean
- Shawn
Origin:
Spelling variation of SeanMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Shawn
Origin:
Spelling variation of SeanMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Shay
Origin:
Irish, HebrewMeaning:
"stately, gift"
- Shay
Origin:
Phonetic spelling of Shea or Shai
- Shea
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the stately, dauntless one"
- Shea
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the stately, dauntless one"
- Sheary
- Sheehan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"peaceful"
- Sheena
Origin:
Anglicization of Sine; Irish variation of JaneMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Sheila
Origin:
Irish variation of CeciliaMeaning:
"blind"
- Sheridan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"searcher"
- Sheridan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"searcher"
- Sheron
- Shevonne
Origin:
American, phonetic spelling of Siobhan
- Síle
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"blind"
- Sinead
Origin:
Irish form of JanetMeaning:
"God's gracious gift"
- Siobahn
Origin:
Variation of Siobhan, IrishMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Siobhan
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"god is gracious"
- Siobhán
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Sloan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"
- Somhairle
- Sorcha
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"bright, shining"
- Sorley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a summer sailor"
- Sullivan
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"black-eyed one"
- Sullivan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark eyes"
- Sweeney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the little hero"
- Tadhg
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"poet"
- Taggart
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the priest"
- Tallulah
Origin:
Choctaw, IrishMeaning:
"leaping water, lady of abundance"
- Talula
Origin:
Variation of Tallulah or Talulla
- Talulla
Origin:
Irish, Anglicized variation of TuilelaithMeaning:
"lady of abundance"
- Talullah
Origin:
Irish, Anglicized variation of TuilelaithMeaning:
"lady of abundance"
- Tara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rocky hill"
- Taryn
Origin:
Irish, variation of TaraMeaning:
"rocky hill"
- Teagan
Origin:
Irish or WelshMeaning:
"little poet or fair"
- Teagan
Origin:
Irish or WelshMeaning:
"little poet or fair"
- Tiernan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little lord"
- Tiernan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little lord"
- Tierney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of a lord"
- Tierney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of a lord"
- Tiomoid
- Tipper
Origin:
Irish, diminutive and variation of Irish surname Tabar
- Toireasa
- Torin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"chief"
- Troy
Origin:
Greek, FrenchMeaning:
"of Troyes"
- Tulla
- Tullia
Origin:
Feminine form of Roman family name Tullius, meaning unknown
- Tully
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"flood, peaceful, or hill"
- Tully
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"flood, peaceful, or hill"
- Tynan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dusty"
- Tyrone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"land of Owen"
- Uilliam
Origin:
Irish variation of William
- Ulick
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little William"
- Ultan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"man from Ulster"
- Unfrai
- Ungus
- Vereen
- Veren
- Yeats
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gates"
- Yseult
Origin:
French variation of Iseult, CelticMeaning:
"fair, light-skinned"
- Zaira
Origin:
Irish literary creation