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Irish Feminine Names

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

AFRICA (2)   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of AIFRIC

AIDEEN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÉTAÍN

AIFRIC   f   Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "pleasant" in Irish.

AIGNÉIS   f   Irish
Irish form of AGNES

AILBHE   m & f   Irish
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white"... [more]

AILEEN   f   Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AILÍS   f   Irish
Irish form of ALICE

ÁINE   f   Irish
Means "radiance" in Gaelic... [more]

AINGEAL   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ANGELA

AISLIN   f   Irish
Variant of AISLING

AISLING   f   Irish
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

AISLINN   f   Irish
Variant of AISLING

AITHNE   f   Irish
Possibly a variant of EITHNE

ALANNAH   f   English (Modern), Irish
Variant of ALANA... [more]

ALASTRÍONA   f   Irish
Feminine form of ALASTAR

AOIBHE   f   Irish
Derived from Gaelic aoibh "beauty"... [more]

AOIBHEANN   f   Irish
Means "beautiful sheen" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

AOIBHÍN   f   Irish
Variant of AOIBHEANN

AOIFE   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "beauty" from the Gaelic word aoibh... [more]

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

ASHLING   f   Irish
Anglicized form of AISLING

ASSUMPTA   f   Irish
Latinate form of ASUNCIÓN, used especailly in Ireland.

BÁIRBRE   f   Irish
Irish form of BARBARA

BÉBHINN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BÉBHIONN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BÉBINN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

BEDELIA   f   Irish
Irish diminutive of BRIDGET

BÉIBHINN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BEVIN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BÉBINN

BIDDY   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BIDELIA   f   Irish
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BLÁITHÍN   f   Irish
Variant of BLÁTHNAT using a different 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]

BREDA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BREE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍGH

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]

BRIDIE   f   Irish
Anglicized diminutive of BRÍD

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

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

CÁIT   f   Irish
Short form of CAITRÍONA

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

CAITLIN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

CAITRÍONA   f   Irish
Irish form of KATHERINE

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".

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

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

CATHLEEN   f   Irish, English
Variant of KATHLEEN

CATRINA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of CATRIONA

CATRIONA   f   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of KATHERINE

CHEVONNE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

CIANNAIT   f   Irish
Feminine form of CIAN

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

CLEENA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CLÍODHNA

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

CLÍONA   f   Irish
Variant of CLÍODHNA

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

CONCEPTA   f   Irish
Latinate form of CONCEPCIÓN

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

DAMHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "fawn" from Gaelic damh "stag, ox" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DARINA (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of DÁIRÍNE

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

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

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

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

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

DOREAN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of DOIREANN

DYMPHNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT... [more]

DYMPNA   f   Irish
Variant of DYMPHNA

ÉABHA   f   Irish
Irish form of EVE

EADAN   f   Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN

ÉADAOIN   f   Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN

EAVAN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of AOIBHEANN

EDNA (1)   f   Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of EITHNE

EIBHLÍN   f   Irish
Irish form of AVELINE

EILEEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN... [more]

EILÍS   f   Irish
Irish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH

EILISH   f   Irish
Anglicized form of EILÍS

EIMEAR   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Modern Irish form of EMER

EIREANN   f   English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
From Éireann, the genitive case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland"... [more]

EIREEN   f   Irish
Irish form of IRENE

EITHNE   f   Irish, Scottish
Means "kernel" in Gaelic... [more]

ELVA (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of AILBHE

EMER   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly from Gaelic eimh "swift"... [more]

ENA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ENNIS   f & m   Irish
From the name of a town in Ireland.

ENYA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ERIN   f   English, Irish
Anglicized form of EIREANN... [more]

ETHNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ETHNE   f   Irish
Variant of EITHNE

ETNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

FEDELMA   f   Irish
Latinized form of FEIDELM

FEIDHELM   f   Irish
Variant of FEIDELM

FIDELMA   f   Irish
Latinized form of FEIDELM... [more]

FINNGUALA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Older form of FIONNUALA

FINNUALA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FIONNUALA

FINOLA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

FÍONA   f   Irish
Derived from Irish fion meaning "vine".

FIONNGHUALA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FIONNUALA

FIONNUALA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder"... [more]

FIONOLA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

FLANN   m & f   Irish
Means "red" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

FLANNÁN   m & f   Irish
Diminutive of FLANN

GOBINET   f   Irish
Variant of GOBNAIT

GOBNAIT   f   Irish
Feminine form of GOBÁN... [more]

GOBNET   f   Irish
Anglicized form of GOBNAIT

GORMLAITH   f   Irish, Scottish
Means "illustrious princess" from Irish gorm "illustrious" and flaith "princess, lady"... [more]

GRÁINNE   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Gaelic grán meaning "grain"... [more]

GRANIA   f   Irish
Latinized form of GRÁINNE

GRANYA   f   Irish
Variant of GRANIA

HONORA   f   Irish, English
Variant of HONORIA... [more]

ÍDE   f   Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish ítu "thirst"... [more]

IMMACULATA   f   Irish
Latin form of INMACULADA

ISIBÉAL   f   Irish
Irish form of ISABEL

ITA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÍDE

IÚILE   f   Irish
Irish form of JULIA

KATHLEEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

KEAVY   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE

KEELAN   f & m   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.

KEELIN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN

KEEVA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE

KELLY   m & f   Irish, English
From the Irish given name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh... [more]

KENNEDY   f & m   English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]

KIERA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CIARA (1)

LAOISE   f   Irish
Possibly from the name Luigsech which means "radiant girl" in Irish... [more]

LÉAN   f   Irish
Irish form of HELEN

LÍADÁIN   f   Irish
Variant of LÍADAN

LÍADAN   f   Irish
Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

LÍLE   f   Irish
Irish form of LILY

LUÍSEACH   f   Irish
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH.

MADAILÉIN   f   Irish
Irish form of MAGDALENE

MAEVE   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Medb meaning "intoxicating"... [more]

MÁIRE   f   Irish
Irish form of MARY

MAIRÉAD   f   Irish
Irish form of MARGARET

MAIRENN   f   Irish
Variant of MÁIRÍN

MÁIRÍN   f   Irish
Irish diminutive of MARY

MALLAIDH   f   Irish
Irish form of MOLLY

MAURA (2)   f   Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of MÁIRE... [more]

MAUREEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of MÁIRÍN

MAURINE   f   English, Irish
Variant of MAUREEN

MAVE   f   Irish
Variant of MAEVE

MAVOURNEEN   f   Irish
Derived from the Irish phrase mo múirnín meaning "my darling".

MÉABH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEADHBH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEAVE   f   Irish
Variant of MAEVE

MOIRA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MÁIRE

MÓIRÍN   f   Irish
Diminutive of MÓR

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... [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.

MUIREANN   f   Irish
Variant of MUIRENN

MUIRENN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Either derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white", or else a variant of MUIRNE.

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

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

MUIRGHEAL   f   Irish
Modern form of MUIRGEL

MUIRÍN   f   Irish
Modern form of MUIRGEN

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

MURNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

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

MYRNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

NAINSÍ   f   Irish
Irish form of NANCY

NAOMH   f   Irish
Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic.

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

NEASSA   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NESSA (3)   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NEVE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of NIAMH

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

NÓIRÍN   f   Irish
Irish diminutive of NORA

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

NÓRA   f   Irish
Irish Gaelic form of NORA

NORA   f   Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
Short form 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.

ONÓRA   f   Irish
Irish form of HONORA

OONA   f   Irish
Variant of ÚNA

OONAGH   f   Irish
Variant of ÚNA

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

PÁDRAIGÍN   f   Irish
Irish form of PATRICIA

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

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

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]

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

RÍONACH   f   Irish
Variant of RÍOGHNACH

RÓIS   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ROSE

RÓISÍN   f   Irish
Diminutive of RÓIS

RONIT (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of RATHNAIT

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]

SADB   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

SADBH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of SADB

SADHBH   f   Irish
Variant of SADB

SAIBH   f   Irish
Variant of SADB

SAOIRSE   f   Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.

SARAID   f   Irish
Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic.

SÉARLAIT   f   Irish
Irish form of CHARLOTTE

SHAVONNE   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

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

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

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

SIVE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of SADB

SLÁINE   f   Irish
Means "health" in Irish Gaelic.

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

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

TOIRÉASA   f   Irish
Irish form of THERESA

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

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

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