These names were used by speakers of Old Irish. See Old Celtic names for a broader list.
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AdomnánmOld Irish, History (Ecclesiastical) Adomnán (c.625–704) was ninth abbot of the monastery on Iona off the Scottish coast, and comarba (head) of the confederation of churches associated with St Columba/Colum Cille. Like Columba, Adomnán came from what is now County Donegal... [more]
AnnagánmOld Irish From the word Annadh "delay" combined with the diminutive suffix án
BeollánmOld 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.
BoidmalmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish buaid meaning "victory, profit" and mál "noble, chief".
BranagánmOld Irish From the word bran "raven" combined with the diminutive suffix -án
BrangenmOld Irish Derived from the Archaic or Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (Branogeni) meaning "raven clan".
BraonánmOld Irish Derived from bráen "rain, moisture, drop" and the diminutive suffix an
CadhanmOld 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.
CaochlaochmOld Irish Means "blind hero/warrior". From caoch "blind" and laoch "hero, warrior".
CeanndubhánmOld Irish Means "little black-headed one", from cenn "head", dub "black" and the diminutive suffix -án.
CuiremOld Irish From Old Irish cuire meaning "a throng or multitude, a troop or company".
CúmheadhamOld Irish Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).
DomhanghartmOld 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.
DonnagánmOld Irish From a diminutive of donn "brown". In this case it means brown haired person
DuibheannachmOld Irish Uncertain meaning perhaps composed of the Celtic elements dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
EachnafIrish Mythology, Old Irish Possibly derived from the Ancient Irish word each meaning "steed; horse". In Irish mythology Eachna is daughter of a king of Connacht. She was renowned for both her beauty and her fashion sense.
FurseymOld 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'.
GealbhánmOld Irish Means "bright fair one". From geal "bright" and ban "white, fair".
LigachfPictish, Old Irish, Old Celtic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
LoarnmOld Irish Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *loɸerno- meaning "fox". This was the name of a legendary 6th-century king of Dál Riata.
MaolanaithemOld 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.
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".