Irish Baby Names

Aine

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More commonly seen here as Anya, this traditional Irish name belonged to the queen of the Munster fairies and is sprinkled throughout Irish folklore as an early Celtic goddess of summer and... Read More 

Aisling

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Aisling is currently a very popular name in Ireland. Pronounced variously as ASH-ling, ASH-lin or ash-LEEN, it was part of the revival of authentic Irish names in the twentieth century, and is now... Read More 

Aoibheann

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Aoibheann may have a lovely sound once you know it's pronounced like the word "even," but that would not be evident to non-Irish speakers. An ancient Aoibheann was the mother of Saint Enda;... Read More 

Aoibhinn

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Aoibhinn and its twin name Aoibheann may be popular in Ireland but most English-speakers would find the spelling baffling and the pronunciation impossible to divine. It's ee-van, or se-vin,... Read More 

Aoife

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Aoife, pronounced EE-fa, is very popular in Ireland, as it is here in the easier-to-comprehend Anglo forms Ava or Eva.

Aoife was borne by several different heroines of ancient Irish... Read More 

Caitlin

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An Irish and Welsh form of Catherine, Caitlin was a boom name of the eighties, rocketing from obscurity (Americans first heard it via the wife of doomed poet Dylan Thomas) to the height of... Read More 

Callum

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Callum, a charming Scottish boys’ namee just beginning to be heard in this country but high on the list in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, is... Read More 

Calum

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Caoimhe

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Caoimhe, pronounced (more properly) kwee-va or kee-va, is a pretty and distinctive Gaelic name but one that could well lead to no end of confusion outside the Irish community. Even in its native... Read More 

Cathal

Gender: M LoveDislike

The name of an ancient Irish saint is in the contemporary Irish Top 50. While it hasn't immigrated to the U.S., it may follow brothers Aidan and Declan to our shores. The t is not pronounced.Read More