The names listed here are used in Ireland. See also about Irish names.

MÉABH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEADHBH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEALLÁN   m   Irish
Possibly means "lightning" in Irish Gaelic.

MEAVE   f   Irish
Variant of MAEVE

MEDB   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Original Irish form of MAEVE

MELLAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of MEALLÁN

MÍCHEÁL   m   Irish
Irish form of MICHAEL

MOIRA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MÁIRE

MONA (1)   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT... [more]

MONAT   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT

MÓR   f   Scottish, Irish
Means "great" in Gaelic... [more]

MOREEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of Móirín, a diminutive of MÓR... [more]

MORNA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

MOYNA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of MONA (1)

MOYRA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of MOIRA

MUADHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little noble one", derived from Irish muadh "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MUIREADHACH   m   Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "mariner" or "lord" in Gaelic.

MUIREANN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white"... [more]

MUIRENN   f   Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN

MUIRGEN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "born of the sea" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

MUIRGHEAL   f   Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".

MUIRÍN   f   Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN

MUIRIS   m   Irish
Irish form of MAURICE

MUIRNE   f   Irish
Means "beloved" in Irish Gaelic.

MURCHADH   m   Scottish, Irish
Means "sea warrior" in Gaelic.

MURIEL   f   English, French, Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRGHEAL or its Breton cognate... [more]

MURPHY   m & f   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Murchadha meaning "descendent of MURCHADH".

MURROUGH   m   Irish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

MURTAGH   m   Irish
Irish form of Muireadhach (see MURCHADH).

MYRNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

NAINSÍ   f   Irish
Irish form of NANCY

NAOISE   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin... [more]

NAOMH   f   Irish
Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic.

NAOMHÁN   m   Irish
Means "little holy one", derived from Irish naomh "holy" combined with a diminutive suffix.

NEASA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin... [more]

NEASSA   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NEIL   m   Irish, Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud"... [more]

NESSA (3)   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NEVAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN

NEVE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of NIAMH

NIALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic spelling of NEIL

NIAMH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "bright" in Irish... [more]

NINIAN   m   Scottish, Irish
Meaning unknown, perhaps a Latinized form of the Welsh name Nynnyaw... [more]

NIOCLÁS   m   Irish
Irish form of NICHOLAS

NÓIRÍN   f   Irish
Irish diminutive of NORA

NOLA   f   English, Irish
Diminutive of MAGNOLIA, FINOLA or other names containing a similar sound.

NOLAN   m   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of Nuallán"... [more]

NÓRA   f   Irish
Irish Gaelic form of NORA

NORA   f   Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
Diminutive of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more]

NORAH   f   Irish, English
Variant of NORA

NOREEN   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

NORENE   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

NUALA   f   Irish
Short form of FIONNUALA

ODHARNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix.

ODHRÁN   m   Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

ODRAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN

ÓENGUS   m   Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of AONGHUS

OISÍN   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

ONÓRA   f   Irish
Irish form of HONORA

OONA   f   Irish
Variant of ÚNA

OONAGH   f   Irish
Variant of ÚNA

ORAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN

ÓRFHLAITH   f   Irish
Means "golden princess" from Irish ór "gold" combined with flaith "princess"... [more]

ORLA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÓRFHLAITH

ORLAGH   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÓRFHLAITH

ÓRLAITH   f   Irish
Variant of ÓRFHLAITH

ORNA (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHARNAIT

ORNAT   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHARNAIT

ORRIN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN

OSCAR   m   English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover"... [more]

OSHEEN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of OISÍN

OWEN (2)   m   Irish
Anglicized form of EOGHAN

PADDY   m   Irish
Irish diminutive of PATRICK

PÁDRAIC   m   Irish
Irish form of PATRICK

PÁDRAIG   m   Irish
Irish form of PATRICK

PÁDRAIGÍN   f   Irish
Irish form of PATRICIA

PATRICK   m   Irish, English, French, German
From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin... [more]

PATSY   f & m   Irish, English
Variant of PATTY, also used as a diminutive of PATRICK.

PEADAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Irish and Scottish form of PETER

PHELAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FAOLÁN

PHELIM   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM

PIARAS   m   Irish
Irish form of PIERS

PILIB   m   Irish
Irish form of PHILIP

PÓL   m   Irish
Irish form of PAUL

PROINSIAS   m   Irish
Irish form of FRANCIS

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

RAGHNAILT   f   Irish
Irish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of RAGNVALD

RÁICHÉAL   f   Irish
Irish form of RACHEL

RATHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix.

REAGAN   f & m   English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of Riagán"... [more]

RÉAMANN   m   Irish
Irish form of RAYMOND

REARDEN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN

REDMOND   m   Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN

REDMUND   m   Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN

RÍOGHNÁN   m   Irish
From Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RÍONA   f   Irish
Either a variant of RÍOGHNACH or a short form of CATRIONA.

RÍONACH   f   Irish
Variant of RÍOGHNACH

RIORDAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN

RISTEÁRD   m   Irish
Irish form of RICHARD

ROIBEARD   m   Irish
Irish form of ROBERT

RÓIS   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ROSE

RÓISÍN   f   Irish
Diminutive of RÓIS

RÓNÁN   m   Irish
Means "little seal", derived from Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RONIT (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of RATHNAIT

RÓRDÁN   m   Irish
From the older Irish name Ríoghbhardán, which meant "little poet king" from Irish Gaelic ríogh "king" combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix.

RORIE   m   Irish, Scottish
Variant of RORY

RORY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of RUAIDHRÍ

ROSHEEN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of RÓISÍN

ROWAN   m & f   Irish, English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendent of RUADHÁN"... [more]

RUADHÁN   m   Irish
Means "little red one", derived from Gaelic ruadh "red" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RUAIDHRÍ   m   Irish
Means "red king" from Irish ruadh "red" combined with rí "king"... [more]

RUAIDRÍ   m   Irish
Variant of RUAIDHRÍ

RUAIRÍ   m   Irish
Variant of RUAIDHRÍ

RUARC   m   Irish
Possibly means "squall, rainstorm" in Irish.

RYAN   m   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rian"... [more]

SABIA   f   Irish
Latinized form of SADHBH

SADB   f   Irish
Variant of SADHBH

SADHBH   f   Irish
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic.

SAIBH   f   Irish
Variant of SADHBH

SAOIRSE   f   Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.

SARAID   f   Irish
Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic.

SÉ   m   Irish
Variant of SÉAGHDHA

SEACHNALL   m   Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SÉAFRA   m   Irish
Irish form of GEOFFREY

SÉAGHDHA   m   Irish
Possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic.

SÉAMAS   m   Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SÉAMUS   m   Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SEÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of JOHN

SEAN   m   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

SEANÁN   m   Irish
Means "little wise person", derived from Irish sean "wise, old" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

SÉARLAIT   f   Irish
Irish form of CHARLOTTE

SÉARLAS   m   Irish
Irish form of CHARLES

SECHNALL   m   Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SENAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SEANÁN

SEOIRSE   m   Irish
Irish form of GEORGE

SEOSAMH   m   Irish
Irish form of JOSEPH

SHAMUS   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

SHANE   m   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN... [more]

SHAVONNE   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SHAY (1)   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA

SHEA   m & f   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name.

SHEAMUS   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

SHEILA   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SÍLE

SHEVAUN   f   Irish, English (Rare)
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SHEVON   f   Irish, English (Rare)
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SIBÉAL   f   Irish
Irish form of ISABEL

SÍLE   f   Irish
Irish form of CECILIA

SÍNE   f   Irish
Irish form of JEANNE

SINÉAD   f   Irish
Irish form of JEANNETTE

SIOBHAN   f   Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of JEANNE.

SIOFRA   f   Irish
Means "elf, sprite" in Irish Gaelic.

SÍOMHA   f   Irish
Variant of SÍTHMAITH

SIOTHRÚN   m   Irish
Irish form of GEOFFREY

SÍTHMAITH   f   Irish
Means "good peace" from Irish síth "peace" and maith "good".

SIVE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of SADHBH

SLÁINE   f   Irish
Means "health" in Irish Gaelic.

SOMHAIRLE   m   Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of Somarliðr (see SOMERLED).

SORCHA   f   Irish, Scottish
Means "radiant" in Gaelic.

SORLEY   m   Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE

STIOFÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of STEPHEN

SUIBHNE   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "well-going" in Gaelic... [more]

SUIBNE   m   Irish
Variant of SUIBHNE

SWEENEY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of SUIBHNE

TADG   m   Irish, Scottish
Variant of TADHG

TADHG   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "poet" in Irish. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht.

TALULLA   f   Irish
From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess".

TEAGUE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIGE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIGUE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TIARNACH   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH

TIARNAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNÁN

TIERNAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNÁN

TIERNEY   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH

TIGERNACH   m   Irish
Variant of TIGHEARNACH

TIGERNÁN   m   Irish
Variant of TIGHEARNÁN

TIGHE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TIGHEARNACH   m   Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic tigern meaning "lord"... [more]

TIGHEARNÁN   m   Irish
Means "little lord" from Irish Gaelic tigern "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

TOAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TUATHAL

TOIRDHEALBHACH   m   Irish
Means "instigator", derived from Gaelic toirdhealbh "prompting".

TOIRÉASA   f   Irish
Irish form of THERESA

TOMÁS   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of THOMAS

TORIN   m   Irish
Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic.

TREASA   f   Irish
Possibly means "strength" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

TUATHAL   m   Irish
Means "ruler of the people" in Irish Gaelic.

TURLOUGH   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TOIRDHEALBHACH

UAITHNE   m   Irish
Means "green" in Irish Gaelic.

UILLEAG   m   Irish
Either an Irish form of the Old Norse name Hugleikr, which means "playful heart" from hugr "heart, mind, spirit" and leikr "play", or else a diminutive of UILLIAM.

UILLIAM   m   Irish
Irish form of WILLIAM

UINSEANN   m   Irish
Irish form of VINCENT

ULICK   m   Irish
Anglicized form of UILLEAG

ULTAN   m   Irish
Means "of Ulster" in Gaelic. Ulster is a region in the north of Ireland.

ÚNA   f   Irish
Possibly derived from Irish uan meaning "lamb".