irish girls names

  1. Alanna
    • Origin:

      Variation of Alana
    • Meaning:

      "handsome, cheerful"
    • Description:

      The extra n makes it feel less like an feminization of Alan and more like a name unto itself. Alanna is more common in Puerto Rico than the original Alana.
  2. Anu
    • Origin:

      Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna, Sanskrit diminutive of Anuradha, Yoruba, Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "grace; causing success; mercy"
    • Description:

      A multicultural mini name with roots in three continents.
  3. Aoise
    • Beatha
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "life, livelihood"
      • Description:

        Another candidate for mispronunciation.
    • Betha
      • Caoimhe
        • Origin:

          Irish, Scottish
        • Meaning:

          "beautiful"
        • Description:

          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 habitat, it is sometimes spelled Keeva.
      • Danu
        • Origin:

          Celtic, goddess of fruitfulness
        • Description:

          This sprightly Irish mythology name would make an attention-grabbing choice.
      • Dara
        • Origin:

          Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
        • Meaning:

          "pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree"
        • Description:

          Though Dara was an (extremely wise) male figure in the Bible, this name feels mostly feminine to modern Americans. The Irish Gaelic version, Darragh, is well-used in contemporary times for boys.
      • Doireann
        • Eanain
          • Eilbhe
            • Fia
              • Origin:

                Irish or Portuguese or Italian
              • Meaning:

                "wild or weaver"
              • Description:

                Fia may be most notable at this moment as the Anglicized version of the Irish Fiadh, one of the fastest-rising names in the Republic of Ireland. The meaning of Fia or Fiadh is sometimes given as "deer" but that's in the sense of a wild deer, as the name relates to the ancient word for wild.
            • Lila
              • Origin:

                Arabic, Sanskrit
              • Meaning:

                "night; play"
              • Description:

                Lila is one of the girl names with a double l sound — Lila, Lola, Layla, Leila, Lily et al — that have caught on in a major way., Delicate yet dynamic, Lila has a slightly international flair.
            • Lasairiona
              • Liadain
                • Luisne
                  • Muirne
                    • Nora
                      • Origin:

                        Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora, Latin
                      • Meaning:

                        "honor or meaning unknown"
                      • Description:

                        Nora is a lovely, refined name that conjures up images of Belle Epoch ladies in fur-trimmed coats skating in Central Park. Long seen as a quintessentially Irish name though its roots are not in Ireland, Nora is a quietly stylish favorite that's tiptoed to the top of the popularity ladder.
                    • Neasa
                      • Róise