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) 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.
BéoáedmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish Derived from Old Irish béo "alive, living" and áed "fire". This was the name of an Ardcarne bishop and a friend of Saint Caillin.
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".
BraonánmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish bráen "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a diminutive suffix.
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.
CáelbadmOld Irish, History Means "to be fine, to be slender" in Old Irish, derived from Old Irish coíl "slender, fine, delicate" and is (inflection form bad) "to be". This was the name of a High King of Ireland.
CainnearfOld Irish, Irish Mythology From Irish caoin meaning "gentle", and der meaning "daughter". This was the name of Queen Medb's daughter in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Some saints have borne this name as well.
CochlánmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish cochall "cape, hood" combined with a diminutive suffix.
CoigleachmOld 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.
ComhaltánmOld Irish From comhalta "foster brother, foster sister" combined with a diminutive suffix.
ConghalmOld 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.
ConghalachmOld Irish Variant of Conghal. Alternately, could be related to Irish congalach "valiant, martial; pugnacious".
CruithnechánmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish Means "little grain" in Old Irish, from Old Irish cruithnecht "wheat, grain" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint known as one of the mentors of Columba.
CuiremOld Irish From Old Irish cuire meaning "troop, host, 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).
DagánmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Old Irish prefix dag- "good" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DochartachmOld Irish Means "harmful, destructive", "unlucky", or possibly "difficult, obstructive", derived from Old Irish dochor "disadvantage; hurt, injury; loss, misery".
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.
DonnmIrish, Old Irish Derived from Old Irish donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from donn "chief, prince, noble".
DuibheannachmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
DuibhuidhirmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".
EachnafIrish Mythology, Old Irish Probably derived from Old Irish ech "horse" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish mythology, Eachna was a daughter of a king of Connacht, famed for her skill at chess.
EidhinmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Irish eidheann "ivy", or to the former territory Aidhne.
EighneachánmOld Irish, Irish (Modern, Rare) Old Irish Gaelic name of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first chieftain of the O'Donnell clan. In modern times it has usually been reinterpreted as an Irish form of Ignatius.
ElimmOld Irish Meaning uncertain. This was the name of two High Kings of Ireland.
EodhusmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements eó "yew" and either dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or guss "vigour, strength, force".
ErnanmOld Irish Possibly derived from Old Irish éargna "understanding, intelligent" or íarn "iron".
Feargnaf & mOld 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".
FiachamOld Irish Derived from Old Irish fïach "raven". This name was borne by several High Kings of Ireland.
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'.
GartbuirmOld Irish Old Irish form of Vortipor, used to identify King Vortipor of Dyfed in Irish-Language inscriptions.
GealbhánmOld 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.
GearrmaidefOld Irish Old Irish name meaning "the chief of the short cudgel," from gear short, maide a stick
IneqaglasᚔᚅᚓᚊᚐᚌᚂᚐᚄmOld Irish Primitive Irish name derived from the Proto-Celtic *enekʷom meaning "face" and *glastos (see glas) meaning "green, blue".
IrereomOld Irish, Irish Mythology Irereo Fáthach was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.
LabhraidhmOld Irish Means "speaker, spokesman", derived from Old Irish labraithir "to speak, to say".
LandfOld Irish (Rare) Variant of Flann. This was the name of a 9th-century Irish princess who was married three times successively to three different kings; she helped cement alliances and protect her kingdoms against Viking threats... [more]
LasairfhíonafOld Irish, Irish Derived from Irish lasair "flame" (compare Laisrén) and fíona "of wine" (from Old Irish fín "wine", from Latin vinum)... [more]
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.
MaolagánmOld Irish Diminutive of Old Irish máel meaning "bald, shaved, tonsured, devotee, servant".
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.
MaolbhearaighmOld Irish From Old Irish máel meaning "bald, tonsured" combined with the name Bearach, i.e. "monk of (Saint) Bearach, devotee of Saint Barry".
MiadhachmOld Irish Means "honorable, noble, distinguished" in Irish.
MuirchúmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish Means "sea hound, sea wolf" in Old Irish, from Old Irish muir "sea" and cú "dog, hound, wolf". Muirchú moccu Machtheni was a monk and historian from Leinster who wrote the Vita sancti Patricii or The Life of Saint Patrick.
NabbyfOld Irish An Old Irish nickname that derives from the Original Gaelic Gobnait, Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [more]
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".
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.