Behind the Name: Irish Names

AONGHUS m Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish óen "one" and gus "force, strength, energy"... [more]

ARAN f & m Irish
From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

ARDAL m Irish
Anglicized form of ARDGHAL

ARDGHAL m Irish
Means "high valour", derived from the Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valour".

ASHLING f Irish
Anglicized form of AISLING

ASSUMPTA f Irish
Latin form of ASUNCIÓN

BÁIRBRE f Irish
Irish form of BARBARA

BARRA m Irish
Short form of FIONNBHARR

BARRIE m Irish, English
Variant of BARRY

BARRY m Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Irish name Bairre, which is a diminutive of FIONNBHARR... [more]

BEARACH m Irish
Derived from Gaelic biorach meaning "sharp"... [more]

BÉBHINN f Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BÉBHIONN f Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BÉBINN f Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BEDELIA f Irish
Irish diminutive of BRIDGET

BÉIBHINN f Irish
Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic.

BERACH m Irish
Variant of BEARACH

BEVIN f Irish
Anglicized form of BÉIBHINN

BIDDY f Irish, English
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BIDELIA f Irish
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BLÁITHÍN f Irish
Means "little flower", derived from the Irish word blath "flower" and a diminutive suffix.

BLANID f Irish
Anglicized form of BLÁTHNAT

BLÁTHNAID f Irish
Variant of BLÁTHNAT

BLÁTHNAT f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

BRADEN m English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Bradáin meaning "descendent of Bradan"... [more]

BRADY m English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendent of Brádach"... [more]

BRAN (1) m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "raven" in Irish... [more]

BREANDÁN m Irish
Irish Gaelic form of BRENDAN

BREDA f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BREE f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍGH

BRENDAN m Irish, English
From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince"... [more]

BRENNAN m Irish, English
From an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendent of Braonán"... [more]

BRIAN m Irish, English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble"... [more]

BRIANNA f English, Irish
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRÍD f Irish
Contracted form of BRIGHID

BRIDE f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BRIDGET f Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"... [more]

BRÍGH f Irish
Derived from Irish brígh meaning "power, high".

BRIGHID f Irish, Irish Mythology
Irish form of BRIDGET

BRIGID f Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of BRIGHID

BRODIE m Irish, English (Modern)
Variant of BRODY

BRODY m Irish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ditch" in Gaelic.

BROGAN m & f Irish
Derived from Gaelic bróg "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

BRÓNACH f Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic brón meaning "sorrow"... [more]

BRONAGH f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÓNACH

CADOGAN m Welsh, Irish
Anglicized form of CADWGAWN

CAHAL m Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAL

CAHIR m Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAIR

CAIRBRE m Irish, Scottish
Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.

CÁIT f Irish
Short form of CAITRÍONA

CAITLÍN f Irish
Irish form of Cateline, the Old French form of KATHERINE.

CAITRIA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINE

CAITRÍONA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINE

CALBHACH m Irish
Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic.

CALVAGH m Irish
Anglicized form of CALBHACH

CAOILAINN f Irish
Variant of CAOILFHIONN

CAOILFHIONN f Irish
Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair"... [more]

CAOILINN f Irish
Variant of CAOILFHIONN

CAOIMHE f Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful".

CAOIMHÍN m Irish
Original Irish form of KEVIN

CAOLÁN m Irish
From Gaelic caol "slender" combined with the diminutive suffix án.

CARBREY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

CARBRY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

CAREY m & f Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of Ciardha"... [more]

CARROL m Irish
Variant of CARROLL

CARROLL m Irish
Anglicized form of CEARBHALL... [more]

CARSON m & f Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning... [more]

CATHAIR m Irish
Means "battle man" from Gaelic cath "battle" and vir "man".

CATHAL m Irish
Derived from the Gaelic elements cath "battle" and val "rule"... [more]

CATHÁN m Irish
Derived from Gaelic cath "battle" combined with a diminutive suffix.

CATHAOIR m Irish
Variant of CATHAIR

CATHLEEN f Irish, English
Variant of KATHLEEN

CATRINA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of CATRIONA

CATRIONA f Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of KATHERINE

CAVAN m Irish
Derived from the name of an Irish county, which is from Irish cabhán "hollow".

CEALLACH m Irish
Possibly derived either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or from a Gaelic word meaning "bright-headed".

CEALLAGH m Irish
Variant of CEALLACH

CEARBHALL m Irish
Probably from Gaelic cearbh "hacking with a weapon".

CHEVONNE f Irish
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

CHRISTIE (2) m Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish diminutive of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTY (2) m Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish diminutive of CHRISTOPHER

CIAN m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "ancient" in Gaelic... [more]

CIANÁN m Irish
Diminutive of CIAN... [more]

CIANNAIT f Irish
Feminine form of CIAN

CIAR m Irish
Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black".

CIARA (1) f Irish
Feminine form of CIAR... [more]

CIARÁN m Irish
Derived from Irish ciar "black" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

CILLIAN m Irish
Either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or else from Gaelic ceall "church" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

CILLÍN m Irish
Variant of CILLIAN

CIONAODH m Irish
Irish form of CINÁED

CLANCY m Irish, English (Rare)
From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh which means "son of Flannchadh"... [more]

CLEENA f Irish
Anglicized form of CLÍODHNA

CLÍODHNA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "shapely" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

CLÍONA f Irish
Contracted form of CLÍODHNA

CLODAGH f Irish
From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland.

CODY m English, Irish
From the Gaelic surname Mac Óda, which means "son of OTTO"... [more]

COILEAN m Irish
Irish form of CAILEAN

COLEMAN m English, Irish
Variant of COLMÁN

COLM m Irish
Irish form of COLUMBA

COLMÁN m Irish
Irish form of the Late Latin name Columbanus, which was itself derived from COLUMBA... [more]

COLUM m Irish
Irish form of COLUMBA

COMGAL m Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHALL

COMGAN m Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHÁN

COMHGHALL m Irish
Means "joint pledge" from Irish comh "together" and gall "pledge".

COMHGHÁN m Irish
Means "born together" from Irish comh "together" and gan "born".

CONALL m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic... [more]

CONAN m Irish
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Gaelic cú "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

CONCEPTA f Irish
Latin form of CONCEPCIÓN

CONCHOBHAR m Irish, Irish Mythology
Original Irish form of CONNOR

CONLETH m Irish
Modern form of the old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "chaste fire" from Gaelic connla "chaste" and aodh "fire"... [more]

CONLEY m Irish
Anglicized form of CONLETH

CONN m Irish
Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic.

CONNOR m Irish, English (Modern), Irish Mythology
From the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover"... [more]

CONOR m Irish, English
Variant of CONNOR

CONRÍ m Irish
Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic.

CORMAC m Irish
Means "son of defilement" from Gaelic corb "defilement" and mac "son"... [more]

COWAL m Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHALL

CUÁN m Irish
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from the Irish element cú "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DÁIRE m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

DÁIRÍNE f Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic dáire meaning "fruitful, fertile".

DAITHÍ m Irish
Possibly means "swift" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

DALEY m Irish, English (Rare)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendent of Dálach"... [more]

DALY m Irish, English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of DALEY.

DAMHNAIT f Irish
Means "little fawn" from Gaelic damh "fawn" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DARA (1) m Irish
From the Irish Mac Dara which means Means "oak tree"... [more]

DARACH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE

DARAGH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE

DARINA (1) f Irish
Anglicized form of DÁIRÍNE

DARRAGH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE

DEARBHÁIL f Irish
Means "daughter of Fál", derived from Gaelic der "daughter" and Fál, a legendary name for Ireland.

DEASÚN m Irish
Irish form of DESMOND

DECLAN m Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

DEIRBHILE f Irish
Means "daughter of a poet" from Gaelic der "daughter" and file "poet"... [more]

DEIRDRE f English, Irish, Irish Mythology
From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more]

DELMA f Irish, English
Short form of FIDELMA

DERMOT m Irish
Anglicized form of DIARMAID

DERRY m Irish
Diminutive of DERMOT

DERVAL f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE

DERVILA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE

DERVLA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE

DESMOND m English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Gaelic Deas-Mhumhan meaning "from south Munster (in Ireland)".

DEVIN m & f English, Irish
From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from either of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin (from the given name Damhán meaning "fawn") or Ó Dubháin (from the given name Dubhán meaning "little black one").

DEVNET f Irish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT

DIARMAID m Irish, Irish Mythology
Perhaps means either "freeman" or "without envy" in Irish... [more]

DIARMUID m Irish
Variant of DIARMAID

DOIREANN f Irish
Possibly means either "sullen" or "daughter of FIONN" in Irish.

DOMHNALL m Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of DONALD

DONAGH m Irish
Irish form of Donnchadh (see DUNCAN).

DONAL m Irish
Anglicized form of Domhnall (see DONALD).

DONNACHAIDH m Scottish, Irish
Variant of DONNCHADH

DONNCHADH m Scottish, Irish
Original form of DUNCAN

DONOVAN m Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Donnabhain meaning "descendent of Donndubhán"... [more]

DORAN m Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendent of Deoradhán"... [more]

DOREAN f Irish
Anglicized form of DOIREANN

DOUGAL m Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger".

DOYLE m Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dubhghaill meaning "descendent of Dubhghall"... [more]

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