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Adomnán m Old Irish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Old Irish diminutive of Adam. Saint Adomnán was the ninth abbot of Iona Abbey, considered one of the most significant churchmen and intellectuals of the seventh century.

Áedacán m Old Irish
Older form of Aodhagán, from áed "fire" and the double diminutive -acán.

Áilleachán m Old Irish
Derived from áille "beauty".

Amhalghadh m Old Irish
Variant of Amalgaid.

Annadh m Old Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish anaid "to stay, wait, remain; to withstand, resist; to stop".

Annagán m Old Irish
Diminutive form of Annadh.

Beollán m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Derived from Old Irish beoll "(glowing) fire" and the diminutive suffix -án. Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) was a king of Brega.

Boidmal m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish buaid meaning "victory, profit" and mál "noble, chief".

Branagán m Old Irish
Double diminutive of Bran 1.

Brandanus m Old Irish (Latinized), Dutch (Archaic), Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Brendanus.

Brangen m Old Irish
Derived from the Archaic or Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (Branogeni) meaning "raven clan".

Braon m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish bráen "rain, moisture, drop".

Braonán m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish bráen "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Cadhan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.

Canicus m Medieval Irish (Latinized), Old Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cainnech, the Old Irish form of Kenneth.

Caochlaoch m Old Irish
Means "blind warrior", from caoch "blind, one-eyed" and laoch "hero, warrior".

Ceanndubhán m Old Irish
Means "black-headed, dark-haired", from Old Irish cenn "head" and dub "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Céirín m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish cíar "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. Compare Ciarán.

Cennfinn m Old Irish
Derived from the Proto-Celtic name *Kʷennowindos meaning "white head", from *kʷennom "head" and *windos "white".

Certán m Old Irish
Old Irish name, possibly meaning "humming sound". See also Kjartan.

Ciardhubhán m Old Irish
Means "jet black, sable", from Old Irish cíar "dark" and dub "black", combined with a diminutive suffix.

Cionnfhaoladh m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish cenn "head" and faol "wolf".

Cnámh m Old Irish, Irish
Means "bone", probably originating as a nickname for a thin man.

Cnámhín m Old Irish
Means "little bone", a diminutive of Cnámh.

Cochlán m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish cochall "cape, hood" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Coigleach m Old Irish
From Irish coigealach, meaning "like a distaff" or "scarecrow, effigy; tall and untidy person", derived from Old Irish coigeal "distaff", a stick used to hold flax or wool for spinning.

Comhaltán m Old Irish
From comhalta "foster brother, foster sister" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Conghal m Old Irish
From Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive con) and gal "valour, fury". Alternately, could be related to Irish congal "conflict, strife; fight, attack", itself a combination of com "with, together" and gal.

Conghalach m Old Irish
Variant of Conghal. Alternately, could be related to Irish congalach "valiant, martial; pugnacious".

Connmhach m Old Irish
Derived from Gaelic connmach "head-smashing".

Cuaig m Old Irish

Cúbhuidhe m Old Irish
Means "yellow hound" in Gaelic.

Cuire m Old Irish
From Old Irish cuire meaning "troop, host, company".

Cúmheadha m Old Irish
Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).

Dagán m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Old Irish prefix dag- "good" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Díomasach m Old Irish
Means "proud, arrogant" in Irish.

Dochartach m Old Irish
Means "harmful, destructive", "unlucky", or possibly "difficult, obstructive", derived from Old Irish dochor "disadvantage; hurt, injury; loss, misery".

Domangard m Old Irish (Anglicized), Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Domhanghart.... [more]

Domhanghart m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Contracted form of the early medieval Irish given name Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish domhan meaning "the world", Irish gabh meaning "I take" and the given name Art.

Donn m Irish, Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from donn "chief, prince, noble".

Donnagán m Old Irish
Double diminutive form of Donn.

Duibheannach m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".

Duibhuidhir m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".

Eachthighearna m Old Irish
Variant of Eachthighearn

Eaghra m Old Irish
This was the name of a king of Luighne Connacht, ancestor of the O'Hara clan.

Éaladhach m Old Irish
Means "learned, ingenious", derived from ealadh "skill, learning" or elada "art, science; acquired craft or skill".

Eichthighearn m Old Irish
Variant of Echthigern.

Eidhin m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Irish eidheann "ivy", or to the former territory Aidhne.

Elim m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of two High Kings of Ireland.

Eodhus m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements eó "yew" and either dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or guss "vigour, strength, force".

Ernan m Old Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish éargna "understanding, intelligent" or íarn "iron".

Ernóc m Old Irish
Diminutive of Ernan.

Fasach f & m Old Irish
From Old Irish fásach‎ "wilderness".

Feargna f & m Old Irish
Possibly means "man of knowledge", "man of renown", or "quality man", from Old Irish fer "man" combined with either gnè "kind, sort; disposition, quality" or gnin "to know, to recognise".

Fiacha m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish fïach "raven". This name was borne by several High Kings of Ireland.

Fiacrius m Old Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Fiachra

Filtiarn m Old Irish
Means "lord of the wolves" from Gaelic fáel "wolf" combined with tigern "lord".

Finnghall m Medieval English, Old Irish
Variant of Fingal.

Flaitheamh m Old Irish
Means "prince, ruler" in Old Irish, ultimately derived from flaith "rule, sovereignty; lord, ruler".

Fógartach m Old Irish
From fóghartha, meaning "proclaimed" or "banished, outlawed".

Foghlaidh m Old Irish
Derived from foghlaí "plunderer, robber; marauder, trespasser, outlaw".

Furseus m Old Irish (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Fursey.

Fursey m Old Irish, History
Possibly derived from Latin virtus "virtue" via Old Irish firt. Saint Fursey was an early medieval Irish monk and visionary whose "celebrated visions had considerable influence on dream literature of the later Middle Ages", including Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Ifearnán m Old Irish
Means "demon" from a diminutive of Gaelic ifreann "hell".

Ímar m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Íomhar.

Ineqaglas ᚔᚅᚓᚊᚐᚌᚂᚐᚄ m Old Irish
Primitive Irish name derived from the Proto-Celtic *enekʷom meaning "face" and *glastos (see glas) meaning "green, blue".

Labhraidh m Old Irish
Means "speaker, spokesman", derived from Old Irish labraithir "to speak, to say".

Leathlobhar m Old Irish
Means "half leper" from leath "half" and lobhar "leper".

Loarn m Old Irish
Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *loɸerno- meaning "fox". This was the name of a legendary 6th-century king of Dál Riata.

Maccus m Old Irish
Old Irish version of Magnus.

Máel Ruain m Old Irish
Means "disciple of Saint Ruadhán" in Old Irish.

Maelsheachlainn m Old Irish
Variant of Maeleachlainn.

M’aodhóg m Old Irish
Older form of Máedóc, meaning "my little Aodh".

Maolanaithe m Old Irish
From Gaelic Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.

Meàrnag m Old Irish
From Old Irish mo "my", a prefix often used on the names of saints, and Ernóc. This is the name of the patron saint of Kilmarnock.

Mernoch m Old Irish
Variant of Meàrnag.

Neasán m Old Celtic, Old Irish
This was the name of an Irish saint; variant of Nessa 3

Niadh m Old Irish
Means "warrior, champion" in Old Irish.

Núadu m Old Irish
Older form of Nuada.

Óg m Old Irish
Means "young" or "youth, young man, warrior".

Ógán m Old Irish
Means "youth, young man, warrior", derived from óg "young" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Óráed m Old Irish
Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".

Ríoghbhardán m Old Irish
Variant of Rígbarddán.

Rodach m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish rod "strong, spirited, furious", itself related to rúad "red".

Seachnasach m Old Irish
Possibly related to Old Irish sechnaid "to avoid, elude, evade; to take care, to guard against".

Siadhail m Old Irish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Irish siadhail "sloth". Siadhail (d 813) was Abbot and possibly Bishop of Roscommon in the 9th century.

Síodhachán m Old Irish
Derived from Irish síodhach "peaceful" or "otherworldly" combined with a diminutive suffix. The adjective síodhach is a variant of sítheach, from síth, basically meaning "settlement", hence both "peace" and "place inhabited by other world beings".

Tírechán m History, Old Irish

Tnúthgal m Old Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements tnúth "desire, envy" and gal "valor".

Troightheach m Old Irish
Means "foot-soldier", from Old Irish traig "foot, step".

Ualgharg m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish úall "vanity, pride" and garg "fierce, rough".

Uallachán m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish úallach "proud, arrogant" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Whiltierna m & f Old Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Faoiltiarna.

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