Irish
names are used on the island of Ireland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Irish diaspora. See also
about Irish names.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
EYRIN f IrishNot much is known of the origin of the name, "Eyrin". It is believed to have come from either Ireland, Greece, and/or England.
FAINCHE f Irish (Rare), Irish MythologyDerived from Irish
fuinche meaning "scald-crow" or "black fox". It occurs in Irish myth as the name of the daughter of Dáire Derg and mother of the three Fothads by a warrior called Mac Nia... [
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FATHADH m IrishDerived from the word
fothadh "base, foundation"
FEARFEASA m Irish (Archaic)Means "man of knowledge", derived from the Gaelic elements
fear "man" and
fios "knowledge" (genitive
feasa).
FÉILIM m Irish (Rare)Variant form of
FEIDHELM meaning ”beauty” or “ever good.” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel... [
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FI f & m English, IrishShortened form of
FIONA,
FINNIAN, and other names that combine this element. Used more often as a nickname or pet name.
FIA f Irish (Modern, Rare)Irish word for the singular of "deer" (plural is "fianna"). Used as a feminine name in modern Ireland. Name of one of the characters of the popular Irish language soap opera, Ros na Rún
FIACH m IrishGaelic name meaning "raven" (see
FIACHRA). Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne was the chief of Clann O Bhroin, or the O'Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.
FIADHNAIT f IrishMeans "fawn" from Gaelic
fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".
FIECH m IrishDerived from Gaelic
fiach meaning "raven". The name of a late 5th-early 6th century Irish Bishop in Leinster, reputed to have written the "Metrical Life of Saint Patrick".
FINDABHAIR f Irish, Irish MythologyPopularly claimed to be an Irish cognate of
Gwenhwyfar (see
GUINEVERE), it may actually mean "fair-browed" from Old Irish
find "white, fair" and
abair "a brow" (or "eyelash")... [
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FIO f English, Irish, ItalianThis is a diminutive / nickname for names beginning with Fio like Fiona or Fiorella.
FORAOISE m IrishFrom Irish
foraoise meaning "forest", ultimately from Medieval Latin
forestis meaning "open wood".
GORMGHAL m IrishDerived from
gorm meaning "noble, (dark) blue" and
gal meaning "valour, ardour."
GRADAIGH m IrishDerived from the word
grada, "the illustrious one"
GWYNDOLYN f IrishDifferent form of the common name Gwen mean “white” spelling with a more urban “Y” instead of an “E”
HURRISH m Irish, LiteratureIrish dialectical variant of
HORATIO, according to the Anglo-Irish writer Emily Lawless in her novel 'Hurrish' (1886).
IASÓN m IrishBiblical Irish form of the name
JASON, which appears in both The Acts and Romans in the Irish language bible.
IODHNAIT f IrishPossibly derived from Old Irish
idan meaning "pure, faithful, sincere".
KERWIN m IrishTaken from the Irish surname Kerwin, an alternative spelling of
KIRWAN. This appears to have been derived from the Old Gaelic
Ciardubháin, a name formed from the combination of the roots
ciar and
dubhain, both of which are said to mean "black".... [
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KITTEN f IrishDerived from the name Katherine, or Katrina, meaning a small Cat, like the small meaning of it's longer names
LAOISEACH m Irish (Rare)Derived from the Irish place name
Laois. County Laois (formerly spelt as
Laoighis or
Leix) lies in the province of Leinster, east-central Ireland. It could be a masculine form of
LAOISE.
LARAGH f IrishIrish feminine given name that is derived from the name of a village or a townland, but it is unclear which one exactly, as there are two villages and three townlands by the name of Laragh in Ireland... [
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MAINIE f IrishDiminutive of
MARY, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary,
MÁIRÍN MAJELLA f Irish, VariousFrom an Anglicized form of the surname of Saint Gerardo Maiella, an 18th-century Italian miracle worker who is regarded as the patron saint of all aspects of pregnancy. His surname was originally taken from an Italian place name (
La Maiella massif) which may derive from Latin
magnus "great"... [
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MAOLMHÓNA m IrishComprised of the elements
maél "tonsured one, devotee" and an element assumed to be
móin (genitive
móna) "moorland"
MÉAV f IrishVariant of
MÉABH. A famous bearer is Irish singer Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.
MONINNA f Irish, HistoryFrom the hypocorism
Mo-Ninne or
Moinnine which meant "my ninne";
ninne was the first word this saint spoke. Saint Moinnine or Moninna (c.432-518) of Killeavy in County Armagh, Ireland was supposedly baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick... [
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NANO f IrishDiminutive form of
HONORA. Used mostly in honour of Nano Nagle who was a pioneer for the education of women and rebellion against the Penal Laws in Ireland
NÁPLA f IrishA variant of Annaple, which is a Scottish (?) form of Annabel.
NAPPY f IrishAn Irish woman's name, current in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, particularly in the west of Ireland among Irish speakers. Described as a short form of Penelope, it seems to have served as a customary anglicisation of the Gaelic name Nuala/Fionnuala
NEAMH f Irish (Modern)Derived directly from
neamh, the Irish word for "heaven, paradise". Neamh is a modern Irish name.
ODAR m IrishMeans "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.
OEIN m IrishIn terms of etymology it is though to be derived from the Shelta words for “Seer”, as a phonetical interpretation of the Gaelic/ Irish word
Ogham.... [
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ÓRÁED m IrishFrom the irish elements
ór, meaning "golden", and
áed, meaning "fire"
ÓRLA f IrishThis version has The vowel elongating fada above the ó used in the Irish language
RANALT f IrishAnglicized form of
RAGHNAILT. A 12th-century bearer was Ranalt O'Farrell, wife of Hugh O'Connor, the last king of Connacht.
RÉALTÁN f Irish (Modern, Rare)Extremely rare (and supposedly newly coined) name meaning "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word
réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (-án).
RÉALTÍN f Irish (Modern, Rare)Means "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word
réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (
-ín).
RÉILTÍN f IrishMeans "little star" from Irish
réalta "star" combined with a diminutive suffix (compare
RÉALTÍN).
RINN f Irish (Rare)A given name from Gaelic word "rinn," meaning "star." Alternatively, the word can mean "cape" or "point."
RIPHATH m Biblical, Irish Mythology, Irish, ScottishName of Gomer second-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Irish/Scottish oral tradition (Leber Gabala Eirinn) lists him as the ancestor of the Scots (including the Irish). They too call him the second son of Gomer... [
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