This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keyword irish.
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RoibhilínmMedieval Irish Meaning uncertain. The name may be an Old Irish diminutive of Roibeárd or a gaelicization of an Old English personal name.
RoonemEnglish A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
Rosiénf & mIrish Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word for rose
RothláinmMedieval Irish A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".
RowfEnglish Diminutive of Rowan or Rowena, Irish, Scottish, Welsh"rowan tree, little redhead; white spear, famous friend"
RuanmCornish Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him... [more]
Ryeianm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) From a common Irish surname, the Americanized 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.
SamairefEnglish (Modern, Rare) In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]
Samhainm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare) From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
SaormIrish (Modern) From Modern Irish word soar meaning "free", derived from Old Irish sóer "free".
SárnaitfMedieval Irish Derived from the Old Irish sár meaning "ruler, leader" or "outrage, insult", and the feminine suffix -nait.
ScotiafEnglish (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]
SeachnasachmOld Irish Possibly related to Old Irish sechnaid "to avoid, elude, evade; to take care, to guard against".
SéadnamIrish Séadna, also Séanna, is an Irish Gaelic personal name known mostly due to the popularity of the book Séadna, by Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire (occasionally known in English as Peter O'Leary), which was published in 1904... [more]
SearlafIrish Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
SearlaithfIrish Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
SeduliusmIrish (Latinized) Latinization of Siadhal. This name was borne by Sedulius Scottus (sometimes called Sedulius the Younger, to distinguish him from Coelius Sedulius; fl... [more]
Shanachief & mScottish Gaelic, Irish Irish word for "a skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones." From the Scots Gaelic word seanachaidh, from Old Irish senchaid, variant of senchae, meaning historian, derived from sen, meaning old.
ShauninmIrish Shaunin is a variant of an Irish name Shaun which means "God is Gracious" or "Gift from God"
ShaunitmHinduism Shaunit (शौनित) is an Indian boy name derived from the Irish name Shaun which means God is gracious; gift from God.
Sheltam & fIrish From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]
SíobhrafIrish Means "fairy, sprite, elf" in Irish.
SíodhachánmOld 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".
SisuilefMedieval Irish Irish adoption of Cecily. Unlike Síle, however, this name does not seem to have survived the Middle Ages.
SiúnfIrish (Rare) Rare Irish form of Susan, possibly a variant of Siobhán. Used as the name of the title character in the traditional song Siún Ní Dhuibhir ("Susan O'Dwyer").
SlánollmHistory, Old Irish, Irish Mythology Derived from Old Irish slán "healthy, safe" and oll "great, vast, ample". In Irish legend, this was the name of a High King of Ireland.
SnakemEnglish From Proto-Germanic *snakon, source also of Old Norse snakr "snake," Swedish snok, German Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root *sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish snaighim "to creep," Old High German snahhan "to creep").
StéisefIrish Diminutive of Annstás, an Irish form of Anastasia (which was imported to Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers).
Suanachm & fMedieval Irish, Medieval Scottish Perhaps derived from Old Irish súanach "sleepy, drowsy, slothful, comfortable, at ease", itself from súan "sleep".... [more]
SúileabhánmIrish Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.
TalicefIndigenous American (Modern), English, American (Hispanic) Talice is a Muscogee (Creek) name meaning Beautiful Water. It is also an English name as well with Irish Gaelic roots. Talice is also an American Hispanic name for a Varient of the name Talicia
TeigmIrish (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Tadhg used by Douglas Hyde in his translation of the Irish folktale 'Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse'.
TethramIrish Mythology In Irish myth, king of the Fomorians, as well as the sea god and god of the otherworld. He was killed in the first battle of Mag Tuireadh. Since then he rules Mag Mell.
ThadymIrish Irish diminutive of Thaddeus, an anglicized form of Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [more]
TuathlaithfIrish Means "princess of the people" from Irish tuath meaning "people, land" combined with flaith "princess".
TuirenfIrish (Modern, Rare), Astronomy Meaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in The Birth of Bran, a story in the book Irish Fairy Tales, written by James Stephens. A star has been named after her.
TurafAmerican Noted bearer is American actress Tura Satana (1938-2011), born Suvaki to a Japanese-Filipino father and Cheyenne-Scots-Irish mother. She said of her names: 'Suvaki means "white chameleon" or "white flower" in Japanese, but in Cheyenne it's Tura'... [more]
UainionnfIrish Feminine Irish name meaning "foam-white complexion".
UalghargmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish úall "vanity, pride" and garg "fierce, rough".
UallachfMedieval Irish Derived from Irish uall meaning "pride". Uallach ingen Muinechain (died 934) was an Irish woman poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.
UallachánmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish úallach "proud, arrogant" combined with a diminutive suffix.
UathachfIrish Mythology From Irish úathach meaning "terrible, dreadful". In Irish legend she was the daughter of Scáthach and fellow teacher at her school for warriors.
ValerafEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman ÉamonDe Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
VanesfEnglish Nickname for "Vanessa" Not commonly used. The name 'Vanessa' was invented by the Anglo-Irish Jonathan Swift in 1708.
VevinafLiterature Anglicized form of Bébinn used by James Macpherson in his Ossian poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends.
VirgilmUpper German, German (Austrian), German (Rare, Archaic) German cognate of Fergal and Feirgil. This name used to Germanize Fergal and Feirgil in Austria and the southern part of Germany thanks to the Irish-born bishop and astronomer Virgilius von Salzburg (known in English as Vergilius of Salzburg).
VivionmSpanish (Rare) Variant masculine version of Vivion. Vivion de Valera (b. 1910) was a son of Irish politician Eamon de Valera, named after his Cuban grandfather Juan Vivion de Valera.
WiromAnglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. According to one Dutch source, the name might possibly be related to the Old English verb werian meaning "to defend, to protect". Also compare Old English wer meaning "man, husband" as well as "hero, warrior".... [more]
XeanmFilipino (Anglicized, Modern) The name XEAN has the same meaning with the name SEAN. The first letter "S" was just replaced with letter "X".... [more]