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Irish Unisex Names

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

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

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

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

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]

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").

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

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

FLANNAN   m & f   Irish
Diminutive of FLANN

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

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]

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

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]

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

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

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

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