Names Matching Pattern *gh - Behind the Name

Ashleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.

Brígh f Irish Mythology
From Old Irish bríg meaning "might, power". This was the name of a daughter of the Irish god Dagda.

Bronagh f Irish
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Caileigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayleigh.

Caleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayleigh or Callie.

Calleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Callie.

Calvagh m Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Calbhach.

Ceallagh m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Ceallach.

Charleigh f English (Modern)
Strictly feminine variant of Charlie.

Clodagh f Irish
From the Clodiagh, a small river in County Waterford, Ireland. It was first used as a given name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford.

Daragh m Irish
Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach.

Darragh m Irish
Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach.

Donagh m Irish
Anglicized form of Donnchadh (see Duncan).

Everleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Everly.

Fionnlagh m Scottish Gaelic
Means "white warrior", derived from Old Irish finn "white, blessed" and láech "warrior". An earlier form was Findláech — this was the name of the father of the 11th-century Scottish king Macbeth.

Haleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Harleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Harley.

Hayleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Hugh m English
From the Germanic name Hugo, derived from Old Frankish hugi or Old High German hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit" (Proto-Germanic *hugiz). It was common among Frankish and French nobility, being borne by Hugh Capet, a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. The Normans brought the name to England and it became common there, even more so after the time of the 12th-century bishop Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who was known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. The name is used in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of Aodh and Ùisdean.

Kaleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayleigh or Callie.

Karaugh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kara 1.

Kayleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylee. This particular spelling was popularized by a 1985 song by the British band Marillion.

Keeleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Keely.

Kelleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Kimberleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kinborough f Medieval English
Middle English form of Cyneburg.

Kyleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylie.

Leigh f & m English
From a surname that was a variant of Lee.

Lesleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lugh m Irish Mythology
Probably an Irish form of Lugus. In Irish mythology Lugh Lámfada was a divine hero who led the Tuatha Dé Danann against his grandfather Balor and the Fomorians. Lugh killed Balor by shooting a stone into his giant eye.

Margh m Cornish
Cornish form of Mark.

Murrough m Irish
Anglicized form of Murchadh.

Murtagh m Irish
Anglicized form of Muirchertach.

Oakleigh f English (Modern)
Strictly feminine variant of Oakley.

Oonagh f Irish
Anglicized form of Úna.

Orlagh f Irish
Anglicized form of Órlaith.

Raleigh m & f English
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. A city in North Carolina bears this name, after the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).

Ryleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Riley.

Sadegh m Persian
Persian form of Sadiq.

Sheelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheenagh f Scottish
Variant of Sheena.

Shelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Singh m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his male Sikh followers the surname Singh, and it is now a very common surname or a middle name. The female equivalent is Kaur.

Tadgh m Irish
Variant of Tadhg.

Turlough m Irish
Anglicized form of Toirdhealbhach.

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