moosetex's Personal Name List
Aifric
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'pleasant'
Rating: 43% based on 9 votes
From Old Irish
Affraic, possibly from
Afraicc, the Old Irish name of the continent of Africa (see
Africa 1)
[1]. Alternatively, it could be from *
Aithbrecc, an unattested earlier form of
Aithbhreac [2]. This was the name of two abbesses of Kildare in the 8th and 9th centuries. It was also borne by a 12th-century daughter of the king of the Isle of Mann who married the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy.
Ailill
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology
Pronounced: A-lyil(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'elf'
Rating: 34% based on 9 votes
Means
"elf" in Irish. This name was borne by several early Irish kings. It also occurs frequently in Irish legend, borne for example by the husband of Queen
Medb. It was also the name of two
saints, both bishops of Armagh in the 6th century.
Áine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: A-nyə(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'radiance'
Rating: 62% based on 6 votes
Means
"radiance, brilliance" in Irish. This was the name of a goddess of love and fertility in Irish legend, thought to dwell at the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. It has sometimes been Anglicized as
Anne.
Alastríona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: ə-ləs-TRYEE-nə, A-ləs-tryee-nə
Personal remark: Irish 'defending men'
Rating: 68% based on 10 votes
Aodhagán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'little fire'
Rating: 44% based on 7 votes
Ardghal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: ARD-ghəl
Personal remark: Irish 'high valor'
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Means
"high valour", derived from the Old Irish elements
ard "high" and
gal "valour".
Barry
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: BAR-ee(English) BEHR-ee(English)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'little fair hair'
Rating: 25% based on 8 votes
Anglicized form of
Barra.
Bearach
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Personal remark: Irish 'sharp' (alt. BERRICK)
Rating: 38% based on 6 votes
Bébinn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology
Pronounced: BYEH-vyin(Irish) BYEH-vyeen(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'fair lady'
Rating: 43% based on 7 votes
Means
"white woman", from Old Irish
bé "woman" and
finn "white, blessed". This name was borne by several characters in Irish
mythology, including the mother of the hero Fráech.
Breda 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'exalted one', Brego's twin sister
Rating: 44% based on 7 votes
Brennan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BREHN-ən
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 48% based on 8 votes
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic
Ó Braonáin) that was derived from the byname
Braonán, itself from Irish
braon meaning "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a
diminutive suffix. As a given name, it has been used since the 1960s as an alternative to
Brendan or
Brandon, though it has not been as popular as them.
Brennus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gaulish (Latinized)
Pronounced: BREHN-əs(English)
Personal remark: Ancient Celtic
Rating: 46% based on 9 votes
Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". Brennus was a Gallic leader of the 4th century BC who attacked and sacked Rome.
Bríd
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: BRYEED
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 42% based on 5 votes
Brígh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 41% based on 7 votes
From Old Irish
bríg meaning
"might, power". This was the name of a daughter of the Irish god
Dagda.
Brogán
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Personal remark: Irish 'little shoe'
Rating: 41% based on 7 votes
From the Old Irish name
Broccán, derived from
bróc "shoe, sandal, greave" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of several Irish
saints, including Saint
Patrick's scribe.
Caoilfhionn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: KEEL-in, KEEL-uwn, KEEL-oon
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'slender, fair one'
Rating: 49% based on 7 votes
Derived from the Old Irish elements
cáel "slender" and
finn "white, blessed". This was the name of several Irish
saints.
Caoimhe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: KEE-vyə
Personal remark: Gaelic 'beautiful' (alt. KEAVY)
Rating: 58% based on 9 votes
Derived from Irish caomh meaning "dear, beloved, gentle".
Cavan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Personal remark: Irish 'hollow'
Rating: 51% based on 9 votes
Either from the name of the Irish county, which is derived from Irish
cabhán "hollow", or else from the Irish surname
Cavan.
Céibhfhionn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'fair locks'
Rating: 51% based on 7 votes
Means
"fair-haired", from Old Irish
ciab "locks, hair" and
finn "white, blessed". In Irish legend this was the name of one of the three daughters of Bec mac Buain
[1][2].
Cian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: KYEEN(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'ancient'
Rating: 56% based on 11 votes
Means
"ancient, enduring" in Irish. In Irish
mythology this was the name of the father of
Lugh Lámfada. It was also borne by the mythical ancestor of the Ciannachta and by a son-in-law of
Brian Boru.
Ciar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: KEER(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish 'black'
Rating: 63% based on 7 votes
Derived from Irish
ciar meaning
"black". In Irish legend Ciar was a son of
Fergus mac Róich and
Medb, and the ancestor of the tribe of the Ciarraige (after whom County Kerry is named). As a feminine name, it was borne by an Irish nun (also called
Ciara) who established a monastery in Tipperary in the 7th century.
Ciarán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: KYEE-ran(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish diminutive of CIAR
Rating: 67% based on 10 votes
Diminutive of
Ciar. This was the name of two 6th-century Irish
saints: Ciarán the Elder, the founder of the monastery at Saighir, and Ciarán the Younger, the founder of the monastery at Clonmacnoise.
Ciardha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'black'
Rating: 37% based on 7 votes
Irish byname derived from ciar meaning "black".
Cillian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'little church' (alt. KILLIAN)
Rating: 58% based on 12 votes
Probably from Old Irish
cell meaning
"church" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish
saint who evangelized in Franconia. He was martyred in Würzburg.
Colm
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Old Irish 'dove'
Rating: 58% based on 9 votes
Comhghán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Personal remark: Irish 'born together'
Rating: 39% based on 7 votes
Means
"born together" from Old Irish
com "with, together" and
gan "born".
Saint Comgán was the founder of a monastery at Killeshin in the 6th or 7th century.
Conall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'strong wolf'
Rating: 62% based on 9 votes
Means
"rule of a wolf", from Old Irish
cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive
con) and
fal "rule"
[2]. This is the name of several characters in Irish legend including the hero Conall Cernach ("Conall of the victories"), a member of the Red Branch of Ulster, who avenged
Cúchulainn's death by killing
Lugaid.
Conleth
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'chaste fire'
Rating: 51% based on 8 votes
Anglicized form of the Old Irish name
Conláed, possibly meaning
"constant fire" from
cunnail "prudent, constant" and
áed "fire".
Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.
Conn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish 'chief' (alt. CUINN)
Rating: 50% based on 6 votes
Perhaps from Old Irish
conn meaning
"sense, reason" or
cenn meaning
"head, chief". This was the name of a legendary high king of Ireland, Conn of the Hundred Battles.
Conor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: KAHN-ər(English)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'dog/wolf lover'
Rating: 65% based on 13 votes
Conrí
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'wolf king'
Rating: 61% based on 7 votes
Means "king of hounds" in Irish.
Cúán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish 'little wolf', 'little hound'
Rating: 52% based on 6 votes
Means
"little wolf" or
"little hound" from Old Irish
cú meaning "wolf, hound" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of an 8th-century
saint.
Declan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: DEHK-lən(English)
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 66% based on 11 votes
Anglicized form of Irish
Deaglán, Old Irish
Declán, which is of unknown meaning.
Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to the Déisi peoples of Ireland and the founder of the monastery at Ardmore.
In America, this name received boosts in popularity from main characters in the movies The Jackal (1997) and Leap Year (2010).
Dermot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'freeman', 'without envy'
Rating: 56% based on 8 votes
Driscoll
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: DRIS-kəl
Personal remark: Irish 'messenger'
Rating: 40% based on 8 votes
From an Irish surname that was an Anglicized form of Ó hEidirsceóil meaning "descendant of the messenger".
Eadán
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Modern Irish form of
Étan.
Eamon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: EH-mən
Personal remark: Irish 'blessed protector'
Rating: 70% based on 8 votes
Eavan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: EE-vən(English)
Personal remark: Irish 'beautiful sheen'
Rating: 48% based on 6 votes
Eithne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: EH-nyə(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'kernel'
Rating: 59% based on 10 votes
Possibly from Old Irish
etne meaning
"kernel, grain". In Irish
mythology Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of
Lugh Lámfada. It was borne by several other legendary and historical figures, including a few early
saints.
Emmett
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-it
Personal remark: Irish 'whole'
Rating: 61% based on 11 votes
From an English surname that was derived from a
diminutive of the feminine given name
Emma.
Eógan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Older Irish form of EOGHAN
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
Eoghan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: ON(Irish) O-ən(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 54% based on 7 votes
Possibly means
"born from the yew tree", from Old Irish
eó "yew" and the suffix
gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name
Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king
Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Faolán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: FEH-lan, FEE-lan
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'little wolf' (alt. FILLIN)
Rating: 63% based on 9 votes
Means
"little wolf", derived from Old Irish
fáel "wolf" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish
saint who did missionary work in Scotland.
Fearghal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'man of valor'
Rating: 37% based on 6 votes
Modern Irish Gaelic form of
Fergal.
Feidelm
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'ever good'; nickname: ELLE, ELM
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
Finn 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1], Irish, English, Dutch, German
Pronounced: FIN(English)
Personal remark: Old Irish 'white','fair' (alt. FIONN)
Rating: 71% based on 12 votes
Old Irish form of
Fionn, as well as the usual Anglicized spelling (with the Irish hero's name Anglicized as Finn McCool). As a surname it is borne by Huckleberry Finn, a character in Mark Twain's novels.
Finnán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish
Personal remark: diminutive of FINN (alt. FIONNAN)
Rating: 59% based on 8 votes
Finnbarr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Old Irish 'fair hair' (many alts)
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
Finnegan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: FIN-ə-gən
Personal remark: Irish 'little fair one'
Rating: 67% based on 9 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of
Ó Fionnagáin, itself derived from the given name
Fionnagán, a
diminutive of
Fionn. This is the surname of a relatively minor character in James Joyce's novel
Finnegans Wake (1939), the title of which was based on a 19th-century Irish ballad called
Finnegan's Wake.
Fíona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'vine'
Rating: 76% based on 14 votes
Derived from Irish fíon meaning "wine".
Fionntan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'white fire'
Rating: 60% based on 7 votes
Modern Irish Gaelic form of
Fintan.
Flannery
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: FLAN-ə-ree
Personal remark: Irish 'descendant of valor'
Rating: 54% based on 9 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Flannghaile, derived from the given name Flannghal meaning "red valour". A famous bearer was American author Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964).
Garbhán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: GAR-ə-wan, GAR-ə-van
Personal remark: Irish 'little rough one'
Rating: 52% based on 6 votes
From Old Irish
Garbán meaning
"little rough one", derived from
garb "rough" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish
saint.
Grady
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GRAY-dee
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'descendant of the noble'
Rating: 65% based on 10 votes
From an Irish surname, itself derived from the byname Gráda meaning "noble, illustrious".
Gráinne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: GRA-nyə(Irish)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic
Rating: 65% based on 8 votes
Possibly derived from Old Irish
grán meaning
"grain" or
gráin meaning
"hatred, fear". In the Irish legend
The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from her arranged marriage to
Fionn mac Cumhaill by fleeing with her lover
Diarmaid. Another famous bearer was the powerful 16th-century Irish landowner and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille (known in English as Grace O'Malley), who was sometimes portrayed as a pirate queen in later tales.
Gréagóir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: GRYEH-gor
Personal remark: Irish 'watchful, alert'
Rating: 50% based on 7 votes
Ireland
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: IER-lənd(American English) IE-ə-lənd(British English)
Personal remark: from Irish Gaelic 'Eire'
Rating: 49% based on 7 votes
From the name of the European island country, derived from Irish Gaelic Éire, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.
Líadan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: LYEE-dən
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'grey lady'
Rating: 63% based on 9 votes
Possibly from Old Irish
líath meaning
"grey". According to an Irish tale this was the name of a poet who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief. The name was also borne by a 5th-century
saint, the mother of Saint Ciarán the Elder.
Liam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English, French (Modern), Dutch (Modern), German (Modern), Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern)
Pronounced: LYEEM(Irish) LEE-əm(English) LYAM(French)
Personal remark: Irish ~'protector'
Rating: 84% based on 15 votes
Irish short form of
William. It became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and elsewhere in Europe and the Americas after that. It was the top ranked name for boys in the United States beginning in 2017. Famous bearers include British actor Liam Neeson (1952-), British musician Liam Gallagher (1972-), and Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (1990-).
Lóegaire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Personal remark: Ancient Irish 'calf herder' (alt. LOGGER)
Rating: 42% based on 6 votes
Means
"calf herder", derived from Old Irish
lóeg "calf". In Irish legend Lóegaire Búadach was an Ulster warrior. He saved the life of the poet
Áed, but died in the process. This was also the name of several Irish high kings.
Lorccán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'little fierce one'
Rating: 60% based on 10 votes
Mallaidh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Personal remark: Irish 'little beloved one'
Rating: 50% based on 6 votes
Mathúin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: MA-hoon
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'bear'
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Mórríghan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Irish 'great queen'
Rating: 66% based on 7 votes
Muadhnait
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: MOO-nət
Personal remark: Irish 'little noble one'
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
Means
"little noble one", derived from the Old Irish poetic word
muad meaning "noble, good" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century
saint, a sister of Saint Mo Laisse.
Muirchertach
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'mariner'
Rating: 35% based on 6 votes
Means "mariner" in Irish. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish high king.
Murdoch
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Personal remark: Irish 'lord' (alt. Murdock)
Rating: 40% based on 6 votes
Murphy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MUR-fee
Personal remark: Irish 'descendant of sea warriors'
Rating: 53% based on 8 votes
From a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Murchadha, itself derived from the given name
Murchadh. As a given name, it has been borne by female characters on the American television series
Murphy Brown (1988-1998) and the movie
Interstellar (2014).
Murtagh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'mariner'
Rating: 37% based on 6 votes
Nuala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: NWU-lə
Personal remark: Irish, short form of FIONNUALA
Rating: 60% based on 8 votes
Owen 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: O-in(English)
Personal remark: Irish
Rating: 70% based on 12 votes
Pádraig
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: PA-drəg
Personal remark: Irish 'nobleman'
Rating: 54% based on 9 votes
Patrick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English, French, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Pronounced: PAT-rik(English) PA-TREEK(French) PA-trik(German)
Personal remark: Irish 'nobleman', nickname: Patch
Rating: 60% based on 8 votes
From the Latin name
Patricius, which meant
"nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by
Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat. He was a Romanized Briton who was captured and enslaved in his youth by Irish raiders. After six years of servitude he escaped home, but he eventually became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary. He is traditionally credited with Christianizing the island, and is regarded as Ireland's patron saint. He is called
Pádraig in Irish.
In England and elsewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages this name was used in honour of the saint. However, it was not generally given in Ireland before the 17th century because it was considered too sacred for everyday use. It has since become very common there.
Quinn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KWIN
Personal remark: Irish 'chief' (alt. Cuinn)
Rating: 66% based on 10 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Cuinn, itself derived from the given name
Conn. In the United States it was more common as a name for boys until 2010, the year after the female character Quinn Fabray began appearing on the television series
Glee.
Rowan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English (Modern)
Pronounced: RO-ən(English)
Personal remark: Irish 'descendant of the little red one'
Rating: 73% based on 12 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish name
Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).
Ruadhán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: RWU-an
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'little red one', nickname: RUADH (prn. ROO)
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
From Old Irish
Rúadán, derived from
rúad "red" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of the founder of the monastery of Lorrha in the 6th century.
Ruaidhrí
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: RWU-ryee
Personal remark: Irish 'red king'
Rating: 54% based on 8 votes
From Old Irish
Ruaidrí meaning
"red king", from
rúad "red" combined with
rí "king". This was the name of the last high king of Ireland, reigning in the 12th century.
Ruarc
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'squall, rainstorm', nickname: RUE
Rating: 42% based on 6 votes
From Old Irish
Ruarcc. It was possibly an early borrowing from the Old Norse name
Hrǿríkr. Alternatively it might be derived from Old Irish elements such as
rúad "red" and
arg "hero, champion". This was the name of a 9th-century king of Leinster.
Ryan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RIE-ən
Personal remark: Irish 'little king'; nickname: Rhino
Rating: 63% based on 11 votes
From a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of
Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name
Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean
"little king", from Irish
rí "king" combined with a
diminutive suffix.
In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity through the 1950s and 60s. It shot up the charts after the release of the 1970 movie Ryan's Daughter. Within a few years it was in the top 20 names, where it would stay for over three decades. Famous bearers include the Canadian actors Ryan Reynolds (1976-) and Ryan Gosling (1980-).
Sadb
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'sweet, goodly'
Rating: 45% based on 6 votes
Probably derived from the old Celtic root *
swādu- meaning
"sweet" [2]. This was a common name in medieval Ireland. In Irish
mythology Sadb was a woman transformed into a deer. She was the mother of
Oisín by
Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Saoirse
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SEER-shə
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'freedom'
Rating: 66% based on 11 votes
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.
Séamas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SHEH-məs
Personal remark: Irish form of James (alt. Seamus)
Rating: 53% based on 8 votes
Síofra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SHEE-frə
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'elf, sprite'
Rating: 61% based on 7 votes
Means "elf, sprite" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Síthmaith
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Personal remark: Irish 'good peace'
Rating: 45% based on 6 votes
From Old Irish
síd meaning "peace" or "fairy mound, tumulus" and
maith meaning "good".
Tadg
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology
Personal remark: Old Irish 'poet'
Rating: 47% based on 7 votes
Talulla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Personal remark: Irish 'princess of abundance'; nickname: LU
Rating: 51% based on 8 votes
Anglicized form of the Old Irish name
Taileflaith,
Tuileflaith or
Tuilelaith, probably from
tuile "abundance" and
flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of an early
saint, an abbess of Kildare.
Teague
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: TAYG(English) TEEG(English)
Personal remark: Irish 'poet'
Rating: 57% based on 10 votes
Anglicized form of
Tadhg. This name is also used as a slang term for an Irish Catholic.
Tiarnán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: Irish 'little lord'
Rating: 61% based on 8 votes
Torin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Personal remark: Irish Gaelic 'chief'
Rating: 72% based on 14 votes
Meaning unknown. It has been suggested that it is of Irish origin, though no suitable derivation can be found.
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