Irish Gaelic Names
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Dalaigh
Dalaigh is a masculine name of Irish Gaelic origin, likely derived from the surname Ó Dálaigh, meaning 'descendant of Dálach.' The ancestral name relates to 'dál,' suggesting concepts of assembly,…
Darach
Darach, though listed as feminine here, is traditionally a masculine Scottish and Irish Gaelic name meaning 'oak tree' or 'from the oak.' It derives from the Gaelic word 'darach' referring to oak…
Dearbhail
Irish
"true desire"
This Irish Gaelic name would be more accessible in other cultures in its modern Dervla form.
Ádamh
Ádamh is the traditional Irish Gaelic form of Adam, a name with ancient Hebrew origins meaning 'man' or 'earth.' The distinctive spelling and accent mark preserve its Celtic linguistic heritage while…
Eeve
Eeve is a feminine name that appears to be a variant spelling of Eve or possibly a creative form of Eva. The traditional name Eve comes from Hebrew origins meaning 'life' or 'living one', associated…
Éigid
éigid is a masculine name with ancient Irish or Celtic origins. The unusual spelling with the acute accent (é) suggests Gaelic linguistic roots. In Old Irish, 'éigid' relates to crying out or…
Eimear
Irish Gaelic
"swift"
Popular in Ireland but less familiar elsewhere, Eimear is a mythological choice, which some may see as a fresh alternative to Emma. In Irish legend, Eimear was the wife of the warrior hero…
Éinri
Éinri is the Irish Gaelic form of Henry, a masculine name with Germanic origins meaning "home ruler" or "ruler of the household." The original Germanic name Heimirich combines the elements "heim"…
Emer
Irish
"swift"
Popular in Ireland, though not as popular as its spelling variant Eimear, Emer is a mythological name, associated with the legendary wife of the warrior hero Cuchulainn. She was said to possess the…
Eoghan
Irish Gaelic
"born of the yew tree"
Pronounced like Owen, this was the name of several early Irish kings and saints, as well as a celebrated Ulster hero. Often spelled with two 'n's in Scotland, it has been Anglicized as Ewan, Ewen,…
Eyvan
Eyvan is a masculine name with Persian origins, representing a traditional architectural feature in Iranian buildings - a vaulted space that opens on one side to a courtyard. The word derives from…
Eyvind
Dainish, Norwegian, Swedish
"island conqueror, lucky conqueror"
Eyvind is a masculine name of Old Norse origin, derived from elements meaning 'island' and 'winner' or 'conqueror.' This ancient Scandinavian name dates back to Viking times and appears in Norse…
Ferelith
Scottish
"true sovereignty"
Ferelith is an unusual yet deeply-rooted Scottish girl's name, also found in ancient Ireland and drawn from the Gaelic Forbhlaith or Forbflaith. While it went through a period of dormancy after the…
Fingal
Gaelic
"fair stranger"
Originally a nickname for Viking invaders, it gained fresh impetus in the 18th century when James Macpherson made Fingal the central character in his Ossianic poems. An offbeat addition to the Fin-…
Fionn
Irish
"fair or white"
Fionn, the modern Irish form of Finn, is more popular in Ireland these days than Finn, which is rising fast in the U.S. where Fionn is virtually unknown. That's probably a good thing, because few…
Fionnuala
Irish Gaelic
"white shoulders"
This lovely Gaelic name, very popular in the Emerald Isle, has inspired a whole host of diminutives (including Nuala and Nola) and variant spellings, from Finola to Finula to the Scottish and English…
Gearald
Gearald is an uncommon masculine name that appears to be a variant spelling of Gerald. The traditional name Gerald has Germanic origins, derived from elements meaning "spear" and "rule" or "power."…
Gearóidin
Gearóidin is a feminine Irish name, the feminine form of Gearóid (the Irish version of Gerald). It has Gaelic origins and carries meanings related to 'rule of the spear' or 'brave with the spear'…
Gearóidin
Gearóidin is an Irish masculine name that represents a diminutive form of Gearóid, the Irish equivalent of Gerald. The name has Gaelic origins, with the root name Gerald derived from Germanic…
Abracham
Abracham is a rare variant spelling of the more common name Abraham, which has Hebrew origins meaning "father of many nations." This uncommon spelling may have emerged through transliteration…