Irish names

Ashleynn - girl name - meaning ‘dream’. Also a spelling variation for Aislinn.

Brady - boy name - meaning ‘large-chested’.

Ciara - girl name - meaning ‘dark beauty’. Ciara Princess Harris, known simply as Ciara, is an American singer, dancer, actress and model.

Cian - boy name - meaning ‘ancient’. Father of Lug in Irish mythology.

Elva - girl name - meaning ‘noble’. Also the name of a British sports car manufacturer.

Connell - boy name - meaning ‘high’ or ‘mighty’.

Fiora - girl name - meaning ‘fair and pale’. Sometimes used as an alternative to Fiona.

Devyn - boy name - meaning ‘poet’.

Maeve - girl name - meaning ‘intoxicating’. Famous Maeves include Queen Maeve from Irish mythology, author Maeve Binchy and writer Maeve Brennan.

Eoin - boy name - meaning God Is Gracious.

Mona - girl name - meaning ‘aristocratic’. A character from the children’s television programme Mona the Vampire.

Kilian - boy name - meaning ‘bright headed’. St Kilian was a bishop in Ireland in the seventh century.

Nuala - girl name - meaning ‘white shoulder’. A popular name in Ireland, likely to follow the pattern of Irish names that have been emerging more in England.

Oisin - boy name - meaning ‘fawn’. The name of an ancient Irish poet.

Riley - girl name - meaning ‘courageous’. Used as a boys’ name and girls’ name equally.

Ronan - boy name - meaning ‘little seal’. Singer Ronan Keating is known for his career with boy band Boyzone.

Sloane - girl name - meaning ‘man of arms’. Usually associated with Sloane Square in London, after which the Sloane Rangers are named.

Malachi - boy name - meaning ‘messenger of God’, the name of a Jewish prophet in the Bible.

Una - girl name - meaning ‘one’. Famous Unas include enduring British actress Una Stubbs and Irish singer Una Healy of The Saturdays.

Quaid - boy name - meaning ‘fourth’.

Aidan – Gaelic, meaning ‘little fire’. Derives from Aodh, which is the name of a Celtic sun god.

Dara – Hebrew and Persian, meaning ‘wisdom’. Found in the Bible. Used for both girls and boys.

Liam – A shortened form of the Irish name "Uilliam," which is the Irish equivalent of the name "William."

Brandon – Old English, meaning ‘gorse’.

Rory – Irish and Scottish origin meaning ‘red king’.

Shane – Variant of Sean, meaning ‘God is gracious’.

Kealan  – Of Irish origin and is a variant of the name "Caoilfhionn."

Finn – Irish origin and is often associated with traits like bravery, wisdom, and fairness.

Declan – Irish, meaning ‘full of goodness’. Associated with St Declan, who was born in the fifth century.

Shay – The name "Shay" is often a short form of the name "Seán" or "Seamus," which are equivalent to "John" and "James" in English.

Aislinn – Irish Gaelic, meaning ‘dream’

Brea – Shortened form of Brianna, meaning ‘strong’

Clodagh – Irish, meaning ‘river’.

Keira – Irish Gaelic, meaning ‘dark’.

Meryl – Irish Gaelic, meaning ‘sea-bright’.

Orla –  Irish Gaelic, meaning ‘golden lady’

Bree – An Irish variant of the name "Brígh," which means "strength" or "power."

Aoife – Gaelic, meaning ‘beautiful joy’. Usually associated with the goddess Esuvia.

Saoirse – Irish, meaning ‘freedom’.

Niamh – Gaelic, meaning ‘brightness’.

Laoise – girls name meaning radiance, this name is pronounced 'lee-sha'.

Padraig – The Irish equivalent of Patrick, a name that is also very popular in Ireland, even a little more so than Padraig. The name Padraig is derived from the Latin Patricius, which means 'patrician class' or 'noble'.

Emer – girls name pronounced 'ee-mer', this name means swift.

Brady – The male name Brady is a surname derived from the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh, meaning "spirited; broad".

Mairead – We love that this girls name means Pearl and is pronounced 'mur-rayd'

Callahan – Callahan is a boy's name of Irish origin which means "bright-headed."

​​Fionnuala – Girls name meaning 'fair shoulder' or 'white shoulder,' symbolizing beauty.

Quaid – derived from the Gaelic word “gúaire,” which means “noble” or “proud.” In Irish history, the name is associated with the region of County Clare in western Ireland.

Oonagh – Pronounced 'oo-na', this girls name has a number of meanings including lamb (irish meaning), one and unity (latin meaning).

Dempsey – In the original Irish Dempsey is Ó Diomasaigh, from diomasach, meaning "proud" or "arrogant". The name was also occasionally anglicised "Proudman".

Coby - boys name, an alternative spelling of Cody, or Colby, meaning ‘son of Oda’.

Roisin – Irish Gaelic girls name, meaning ‘little rose’.

Devyn - Devyn is a gender-neutral baby name of Irish origin which derives from the Irish surnames Ó Damháin and Ó Dubháin and means “poet.”

Dacey – Irish Gaelic girl name, meaning ‘from the south’.

Reilly - meaning ‘courageous’. A very common boys first name and surname in Ireland.

Enya – Irish Gaelic girl name, meaning ‘fire’. Enya is an Irish singer and songwriter.

Kyllion – Irish boys name, meaning ‘war’.

Kiara – Irish girls name, meaning ‘dark’. Also Latin, meaning ‘light’. It is possible that the name could come from two sources – Irish ‘ciar’ meaning ‘dark’ or ‘dark haired’, or the Latin ‘chiara’, meaning ‘light’.

Malachi – Hebrew boys name, meaning ‘messenger of God’, the name of a Jewish prophet in the Bible. Also an Irish name.

Nola – Irish girls name with Gaelic origin, Latin meaning ‘white shoulder’. Also a city and area in Italy.

Kasey – Irish boy name meaning ‘alert’.

Shayla – Irish girls name, meaning ‘blind’.

Cassidy – Irish, meaning ‘clever’ or ‘curly haired’. Originated from the surname, Caiside.

Myrna – Irish Gaelic girls name, meaning ‘tender and beloved’.

Seamus – Irish variant of James, meaning ‘he who supplants’.

Myrtle – Irish, from the flowering shrub of the same name.

Doyle – Irish boy name, meaning ‘foreigner’.

Tara – Irish Gaelic girls name, meaning ‘rocky hill’.

Connor – Irish boys name, meaning ‘lover of hounds’. Evolved from the name Conchobhar King of Ulster.

Shona – Irish Gaelic, meaning ‘God is gracious’. Also associated with the Shona people of southern Africa.

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