mcjune09's Personal Name List

Aoibheann

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: EE-vyən

Personal remark: Despite the clunky spelling I love how this one sounds! I think it looks pretty too!

From Old Irish Oébfinn or Aíbinn, derived from oíb meaning "beauty, appearance, form" and finn meaning "white, blessed". This was the name of the mother of Saint Énna of Aran. It was also borne by the daughter of the 10th-century Irish high king Donnchad Donn.

Ciara 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: KEE-rə

Personal remark: i know i know...

Feminine form of Ciar. This is another name for Saint Ciar.

Fionnuala

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology

Means "white shoulder" from Old Irish finn "white, blessed" and gúala "shoulder". In Irish legend Fionnuala was one of the four children of Lir who were transformed into swans for a period of 900 years.

Lile

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish (Rare)

Personal remark: LEE leh - con, everyone would pronounce it Lyle

Irish form of Lily.

Nuala

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: NWU-lə

Short form of Fionnuala.

Órlaith

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]

Pronounced: OR-lə(Irish)

Means "golden ruler", from Old Irish ór "gold" combined with flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was borne by several medieval Irish royals, including a sister of the king Brian Boru.

Róisín

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: ro-SHEEN

Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.

Saoirse

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: SEER-shə

Personal remark: I like the way it sounds, and the spelling is pretty too. con: pronounciation, spelling

Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.