the etymology and history of first names
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Irish Masculine Names
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The names listed here are used in Ireland. See also about Irish names.
ABBÁN m Irish
Means "little abbot", derived from Irish abb "abbot" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
ÁDHAMH m Irish
Irish form of ADAM
AENGUS m Irish
Variant of AONGHUS
AIDAN m Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of AODHÁN
AILBHE m & f Irish
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white"... [more]
AILILL m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "elf" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
AILÍN m Irish
Irish cognate of ALAN
AINDRÉAS m Irish
Irish form of ANDREW
AINDRIÚ m Irish
Irish form of ANDREW
ALAOIS m Irish
Irish form of ALOYSIUS
ALASTAR m Irish
Irish form of ALEXANDER
ALBY m Irish
Anglicized masculine form of AILBHE
AMHLAOIBH m Irish
Irish form of OLAF
ANGUS m Scottish, Irish, English
Anglicized form of AONGHUS
ANRAÍ m Irish
Irish form of HENRY
AODH m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
From the old Irish name Áed, which meant "fire"... [more]
AODHÁN m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
From the old Irish name Áedán, a diminutive of Áed (see AODH)... [more]
AONGHAS m Scottish, Irish
Variant of AONGHUS
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".
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]
BERACH m Irish
Variant of BEARACH
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
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]
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]
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.
CALBHACH m Irish
Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic.
CALVAGH m Irish
Anglicized form of CALBHACH
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
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".
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]
CIAR m Irish
Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black".
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]
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]
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]
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.
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
DARRAGH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE
DEASÚN m Irish
Irish form of DESMOND
DECLAN m Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
DERMOT m Irish
Anglicized form of DIARMAID
DERRY m Irish
Diminutive of DERMOT
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").
DIARMAID m Irish, Irish Mythology
Perhaps means either "freeman" or "without envy" in Irish... [more]
DIARMUID m Irish
Variant of DIARMAID
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]
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]
DRISCOLL m English (Rare), Irish
From an Irish surname which was an Anglicized form of Ó Eidirsceóil meaning "descendent of the messenger".
DUANE m English, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhan which means "little and dark", derived from dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DUBHGHALL m Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGAL
DUBHGHLAS m Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGLAS
DWAYNE m English, Irish
Variant of DUANE
EACHANN m Scottish, Irish
Means "brown horse" from Gaelic each "horse" and donn "brown"... [more]
EADBHÁRD m Irish
Irish form of EDWARD
EAMON m Irish
Variant of ÉAMONN... [more]
ÉAMONN m Irish
Irish form of EDMUND
ÉANNA m Irish
Possibly means "bird-like" in Irish... [more]
EBER m Irish
Variant of ÉIBHEAR
EDAN m Irish, Scottish
Variant of AIDAN
ÉIBHEAR m Irish
Meaning unknown... [more]
ÉIBHIR m Irish
Variant of ÉIBHEAR
ÉIMHÍN m Irish
Possibly means "swift, prompt" in Irish Gaelic.
EINRÍ m Irish
Irish form of HENRY
ENDA m Irish
Anglicized form of ÉANNA
ENNIS f & m Irish
From the name of a town in Ireland.
EOGHAN m Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "born from the yew tree" in Old Celtic... [more]
EOIN m Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of JOHN
ERSKINE m Scottish, Irish, English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a Scottish town meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic... [more]
FACHTNA m Irish, Irish Mythology
Perhaps means "hostile" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
FÁELÁN m Irish
Variant of FAOLÁN
FAOLÁN m Irish
Means "little wolf", derived from Gaelic faol "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
FARQUHAR m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FEARCHAR
FEARCHAR m Irish, Scottish
Means "dear man" from Gaelic fear "man" and char "dear".
FEARDORCHA m Irish
Means "dark man" from Gaelic fear "man" and dorcha "dark".
FEARGHAL m Irish
Means "man of valour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gal "valour"... [more]
FEARGHAS m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "man of vigour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gus "vigour"... [more]
FECHÍN m Irish
Means "little raven" from Irish fiach "raven" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
FEICHÍN m Irish
Variant of FECHÍN
FEIDHLIM m Irish
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
FEIDHLIMIDH m Irish
Variant of FEIDHLIM
FELIM m Irish
Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM
FERGAL m Irish
Anglicized form of FEARGHAL
FERGUS m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of FEARGHAS
FIACHNA m Irish
Derived from Gaelic fiach meaning "raven"... [more]
FIACHRA m Irish, Irish Mythology
Derived from Gaelic fiach meaning "raven"... [more]
FILLIN m Irish
Anglicized form of FAOLÁN
FINBAR m Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR
FINBARR m Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR
FINLAY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH
FINLEY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH
FINN (1) m Irish
Anglicized form of FIONN... [more]
FINNBAR m Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR
FINNEGAN m Irish, English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Fionnagáin meaning "descendent of Fionnagán"... [more]
FINNÉN m Irish
Variant of FINNIAN
FINNIAN m Irish
Derived from Old Irish finn "white" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
FINTAN m Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionntán, which possibly means either "white fire" or "white bull" in Gaelic... [more]
FIONN m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair" or "white" in Gaelic... [more]
FIONNBARRA m Irish
Variant of FIONNBHARR
FIONNBHARR m Irish
Means "fair hair", derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and barr "head"... [more]
FIONNLAGH m Irish, Scottish
Means "white warrior" from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and laogh "warrior".
FIONNTÁN m Irish, Scottish
Original form of FINTAN
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