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I have a wee bit of Irish that is definitely confirmed through my genealogy, still working on the rest of the family tree! But I found this in my search and thought it would be fun to post it here. I know that JaneyMae has posted a fun Irish name site and don't want to take anything away from that. But thought I would add this too, if you all don't mind. Hope you find your name in here too.


Celtic Female Names of Ireland


Main Names Menu ~ Pronunciation & Notes

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Abaigeal ? (AB-i-gel) "father's joy". Abigail, Abaigh, Abbie, Abby, Abbey. Abigail is also an anglicized form of Irish Gobnait, reasons unclear.
Addie ? Irish pet form of Adelaide.
Aedammair ? from the word aedh "fire". Aodhamair.
Affrica ? (Gael) "pleasant, agreeable". Name of a 12th Century queen of the Isle of Man, not from the continent. Africa, Afric, Afrika.
Agata ? "good"; variant of Greek name Agatha.
Aghna ? (EH-nuh or EE-nuh) "gentle, pure". Irish for Agnes. Aigneis, Ina.
Ághaistín ? (IrGael) cognate of Augustine, feminine form of Latin name Augustinus. Aibhistín.
Aideen ? wife of Oscar, grandson of Finn mac Cumhail. Variant of Etain.
Aifric ? (A-frik) (Celt) "pleasant"; Afric, Africa, Aphria.
Aignéis ? (AG-nesh) "gentle, pure". Aghna, Agnes.
Ailbhe ? (AL-vyuh) "noble, bright". From Celtic albho, "white". Ailbe (AL-fe), Alvy, Elva [boy's name also]). Anglicized Alby, Albert for males.
Aileen ? "light"; Irish version of Eileen and/or Ellen. Ailey, Eibhlin.
Ailidh ? (AY-lee) "noble, kind". Alley.
Ailionora ? (AY-lee-NOH-ra) Irish form of Eleanor.
Ailís ? (AY-lish) "noble, kind". Irish form of Alice, derived from Norman French name Aliz. Alicia, Elsha, Ailis, Ailse, Alice.
Ailíse ? form of Alicia, which is a form of Alice.
Allsún ? form of Alison, dim. of Alice. Allison, Allyson, Alyson.
Aimilíona ? (a-mil-EE-nuh) "industrious". Amelia.
Áine ? (AN-yuh or AW-ne) from Old Irish aine "brilliance, wit, splendor, glory"; "joy", "brightness", "fasting", "praise", or "radiance". In legend, Aine was the daughter of Fer I (Man of the Yew) and the traditional name of the queen of fairies of south Munster, an important and varied role in Celtic mythology; was believed to dwell at the place now called Knockany (Cnoc Aine, "Aine's Hill"). Also used as an Irish form of Aina, Anne, Ann.
Aingeal ? (AN-gel) "messenger". Irish Gaelic word for angel; an IrGael form of Angela, the fem. form of Latin male name Angelus. Angela.
Ainsley ? "one's own meadow"; occasionally used as a female name; probably originally a local name, either Annesley in Nottinghamshire, from Old English An "one, only" + leah "wood or clearing"; or Ansley in Warwickshire, from OE ansetl "hermitage" + leah. Ainslee.
Airmid ? (AIR-mit) daughter of physician Dian Cecht and one of the Tuatha De Danann, and an expert in the use of herbs for medicinal purposes.
Aisling ? (ASH-ling or AH-shleeng) (IrGael) from Old Irish aislinge meaning "dream, vision, inspiration". Once a man's name, but currently popular as a woman's name. Adopted as a given name as part of the Irish revival in the 20th C. Aislinn, Ashling.
Aithne ? (ATH-nyuh) "fire". Aine, Ena, Ethne.
Alana ? (AH-lah-nah) "attractive, fair, peaceful". Influenced by the Anglo-Irish term of endearment alannah, Gaelic a leanbh "O child". Alaina, Alannah, Alanna.
Alastríona ? (al-is-TREE-nah) "defender of mankind"; feminine form of Alistair. Alastrina, Alastrine, Alexandra, Alexandrina.
Alby ? anglicized from of Ailbhe.
Alma ? (Celt) "all good"; from Latin almus "loving, good".
Alva ? Irish anglicized form of Gaelic name Almha. Uncertain origin; earlier form Almu.
Alvy ? variant of Elva.
Alyson ? form of Alice, "noble"; Allison, Allyson, Alison.
Ana ? (AW-ne) Old Irish goddess name. Ana, or Anu, also known as Dana or Danu, was the mother goddess of the mythic early settlers of Ireland, the Tuatha De Danaan.
Andraste ? "victory". British war goddess worshipped by Queen Boadicea (Gaelic Boudicca).
Ánna ? (differs from native Aine) "grace". Anne.
Annstás ? (AN-stahs) "resurrection". Anastasia.
Anu ? (AW-noo or AN-oo) Mother of the goddess of the Tuatha De Danann, Anu or Ana (AW-nee), who was the goddess of fertility, cattle, good health, prosperity, and plenty. Anann.
Aodhnait ? (EH-nat) ancient Irish name of unknown meaning. Enat, Ena, Eny.
Aoibheann ? ((W)EE-vuhn) ancient Irish name; traditional, meaning "foar form" or "beautiful sheen". Aoibhin, Aoibhinn, anglicized Eavan.
Aoife ? (EE-fe or (W)EE-fyuh) "life, beautiful, or radiant". Of uncertain origin; probably a derivative of aoibh "beauty". In a tale of apprenticeship of the Ulster hero Cu Chulainn, Aife was the fiercest woman warrior in the world. After the hero defeated her, she bore his only son, Connla. Aife, sometimes anglicized Eva.
Areinh ? (A-reen)(Gael) "pledge".
Arlana ? (Celt) "pledge". Arlene.
Artis ? "noble" or "lofty hill".
Asthore ? from a stoir "loved one".
Attracta ? Irish Latinized version attractus "attracted, drawn" of Gaelic name Athracht. St. Athracht or Attracta was a contemporary of St. Patrick who lived as a recluse in Sligo.

Báb ? (BEHB) pet name. Babe.
Badb ? (BIBE) "boiling", "battle raven", or "scald-crow". A war goddess and wife of war god Net; sister of Morrigan, Anu, and Macha. Associated with the Cauldron of Life, enlightenment, inspiration, wisdom. Badhbh.
Baibín ? Irish Gaelic pet form of Bairbre.
Báirbre ? (BAR-bruh) "a stranger". IrGael form of Barbara; pet form Baibín (BAB-een).
Bairrfhionn ? "fair-haired". Barrfind, Bairre, Barre, Barron.
Banba ? according to ancient Irish legend, Ireland was first called "the island of Banba of the women". One of the three goddesses of sovereignity who Amerigin met when he invaded Ireland.
Bean Mhi ? (BEN-vee) "Lady of Meath". Benvy.
Beare ? name of a Spanish princess who married Eoghan Mor. A peninsula on the southwest tip of Ireland is named for her.
Bébhinn ? (BEH-vin or BAY-vin) be "woman" + binn "white or fair lady; sweet, melodious". Bevin, Befind.
Becuma ? a woman from the Otherworld who married Conn Cetchathach, but lusted after his son Art.
Benvy ? "Lady of Meath". Bean Mhi (BEN VEE).
Berrach ? "pointed or sharp". Bearrach.
Bernadette ? (fem. of Bernard) "courage of a bear".
Bevin ? (BAY-vin) from Old Irish be "woman" + binn "sweet, melodious" = "lady with a sweet song". Name of several early Irish queens and saints, including a 12th C. abbess of Derry. Modern Irish Bebhinn.
Bidelia ? "high one". Bedelia.
Binne ? (BEE-ne) from Old Irish binn "sweet, melodious". Binne was the name of several fairy women in legend.
Blair ? a Celtic word meaning "from the plain". Blaire, Blayre.
Blaithin ? (BLAW-heen) from Old Irish blath "flower".
Bláthnaid ? (BLA-na) from blath "flower", "blossom, flower-bud". Blathnat (BLA-nat), Blaithin (BLAW-heen), Blanaid, Florence.
Blayne ? form of Blaine, "thin or lean".
Blinne ? dim. of Mo-Ninne (Moninna), an Irish saint.
Boann ? (BOO-an) goddess connected with healing and water.
Brazil ? "brave, strong in conflict".
Breck ? "freckled".
Breena ? "dark hair", or "fairy palace".
Brenda ? from the Irish word for "raven", and a feminine form of the male name Brendan. Brenna.
Brenna ? "raven maid, dark-haired".
Bretta ? "from Britain". Bret, Brett, Brit, Brite, Brittany, Brita.
Briana ? (BREE-a-na) female form of Brian, probably from brig, "high, noble"; possibly "strong" and a variant of Brighid. Breanne, Brina, Breanna, Breann, Brianna, Briona, Bryna, Bryana, Riana.
Brianna ? (BREE-ann-ah) form of Brian; "the strong". Briana.
Brid ? (BREED) Old Irish goddess name from Celtic brig "power, renown, mighty". Most famous woman saint of Ireland is Brigid (patron saint of scholars), who was abbess of Kildare, previously the site of the shrine of a pagan goddess of the same name. In myth, there were three sister goddesses of the Tuatha De Danaan named Brigid: goddess of poetry; goddess of healing; and the goddess of smith work. Brighid (BRI-jid), Bride, Brietta, Brigid, Brigit, Bridget, Briggitte, Breeda, Berget, Bridey, Bryg, Gitta, Bríghid (BRIDE). Nicknames ? Bridie, Bidelia, Bidina, Breda.
Brina ? "protector", or "speckled".
Brit ? "speckled, spotted, freckled" or "strength"; form of Brittania. Version of Bretta; Britta, Brites.
Bronagh ? Irish form of Dolores. Brona.
Bryg ? (BREE) from Celtic root brig "high, mighty". Name borne by 13 early saints. Variant of the name Brighid.

Caer ? (kyair) "yew berry castle"; from the goddess Caer Ibormeith, a powerful shapeshifter and daughter of Ethal Anubail; loved by Aengus MacOg.
Cahan ? from cath "battle" or "a warrior". An abbess of Kildare. Cathan.
Caillech ? (CALL-yach or KEE-lek) goddess known as the Veiled One; teacher of the arts of war and viewed as a Destroyer aspect of the Goddess.
Caireach ? (KEE-rek) from Old Irish name Cairech. St. Cairech Dergain is the patron saint of the women of the Kelly and Madden families.
Caireann ? (KAW-ran) Cairenn Chasdubh (Cairenn of the Dark Curly Hair) was mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages, legendary ancestor of the O'Neill family and of the high kings of Ireland. Cairenn (kaw-REEN).
Cait ? (KAYT) "pure". Variant of Caitriona, form of C/Katherine. Cailin (kay-LEEN or KAY-leen), Caiti (KAY-tee).
Caitriona ? (kaw-TREE-a-na) Irish form of Catherine, brought by Anglo-Normans. Catariona, Cait (KAYT), Caitin (kay-TEEN), Kaitlin, Caitlin (kayt-LEEN), Caitilin, Caitrín (KAT-teen), Triona (TREE-a-na).
Caoilfhionn ? (KEE-lin) "slender, fair". Keelin.
Caoilinn ? (KAY-leen) from Old Irish name Caelfind: cael "slender" + finn "bright, fair". St. Caelfind of Kerry's feast day is Feb. 3. Cailin.
Caoimhe ? (KEE-vy) "gentleness, beauty, grace, precious, beloved". Keavy.
Cara ? "friend". Carrie, Carry.
Carmel ? "vineyard".
Casidhe ? from a word meaning "clever" or "brave". Casie, Casey.
Ceara ? (KEE-ahr-ah) from Old Irish name Cera, meaning may be "bright red". Cera was the name of a wife of Nemed, of legendary early invaders of Ireland.
Cece ? form of Cecilia, "blind".
Cecily ? form of Cecilia, "blind".
Celach ? (KEL-ahk?) "bright-headed"; more commonly given to males.
Cessair ? (KAH-seer) Of legend, name of the granddaughter of Noah, who was said to have led the first settlers to Ireland-a band of 50 women and 3 men whom Noah allegedly refused on the ark. All of Cessair's people perished in the great flood with the exception of Finian.
Ciannait ? (KEE-nat, or KIN-nat) ancient Irish name. Kinnat, Keenat.
Ciar ? (KEER) saint(s') name; ciar "dark" or "black". St. Ciar of Killkeary has 2 feast days ? Jan. 5 and Oct. 16. Ciara (KEE-a-ra), Ceire (KEHR), Kiera, Keara.
Cinnie ? "beauty".
Clare ? "bright, clear". Claire, Clair.
Cliona ? (KLEE-a-na) from Old Irish name Clidna. In legend, Clidna was the name of one of the three beautiful daughters of the poet Manannan mac Lir. A fairy of the same name was the guardian spirit of the MacCarthys. Modern Irish Cliodhna.
Clodagh ? (KLOH-dah) from the name of rivers in Counties Tipperary and Waterford.
Cochrann ? (KAW-kran) from Old Irish coch "red", possibly meaning "a red-haired woman". In legends of Finn mac Cumaill, Cochrann was the mother of the irresistable Diarmaid.
Colleen ? derived from the Celtic word for "girl". Coleen.
Conchobarre ? feminine version of masculine Conchobar. Conchobarra (KON-kho-var-ah).
Cordelia ? "jewel of the sea".
Cori ? derived from the word meaning "from the hollow". Cory, Corey.
Creidne ? a woman warrior of the Fianna.
Cristín ? (KRIS-teen) "Christian". Christine/a, Cristiona (kris-TEE-nuh).
Cuimhne ? (COOV-nee?) an Otherworld woman who helped Morgan get his wife back from Brandubh, who kidnapped her.
Cunneen ? possibly means "rabbit"; from Southwest Ireland.

Dairine ? (daw-REE-ne) from Old Irish daire "fruitful" or "fertile". The name of a legendary princess of Tara.
Dallas ? "wise". Dallys, Dalishya, Dalyce.
Damhnait ? (DEV-nat) "poet" or "fawn". Devnet, Downet, Dymphna.
Dana ? "from Denmark"; also a version of the goddess Danu.
Darby ? from the word meaning "free".
Darcy ? "dark"; from French d'Arcy, meaning "from Arcy".
Daron ? from the word meaning "great". Feminine version of Darren. Daryn, Daronica, Darnelle.
Davan ? form of David, "beloved".
Dealla ? (DAWL-la) Name of a legendary early invader of Ireland, a companion of the woman leader Cessair.
Dearbháil ? (DER-vahl) from Old Irish name Derbail, may mean "daughter of Fal (Ireland)" or "daughter of a poet"; der "daughter" + Fal, an ancient name for Ireland; may also mean "true desire". Modern Irish Dearbháil, also written Dervla (DAYR-vla), Dervil (Der-uh-vil).
Dechtire ? (deck-TIER-a) ancient Irish legend has her as the great-granddaughter of Angus mac Og, and half-sister of King Conchobar, and mother of Cu Chulainn.
Deirdre ? (DYEER-dre or JEE-ur-druh) ancient Irish name, mythological heroine, meaning "young girl" or "woman", but usual meaning is "sorrow". Old Irish name popularized in the 20th C. In an early Irish tale, The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu, Deirdre was the daughter of Feidlimid, who was King Concobar's storyteller. Derdriu (very old spelling), Dierdre, Dedre, Deidra, Derdriu, Derdre.
Delaney ? "descendant of the challanger".
Delbchaem ? daughter of Morgan, king of Coinchend. A prophecy said that when she married her mother would die, therefore she was guarded by monsters. But Art got past all obstacles and took her for his wife.
Derry ? from the Irish word meaning "redhead".
Devin ? "poet"; male or female name. Devany, Devon, Devyn.
Devnet ? (Downet) from Old Irish damnat "little doe"; "poet". Damnat, queen of Munster, was the legendary ancestor of the O'Cahills, O'Flynns and O'Moriartys. Modern Irish Damhnait (DOW-net or DEV-nat).
Doireann ? (DAHR-an or DOHR-en) from Old Irish Doirend, poss. meaning "daughter of Finn"; may also mean "sullen"; or dim. of "gift of God". In legend, Doirend was the daughter of the fairy king Midir, another was the granddaughter of the pagan god Dagda. Anglicized Dorren, Doreen ("moody"), Dorothy; Doirend, Doirind, Dairinn.
Doneele ? feminine version of male name Don, from the Irish god of the Underworld.
Donnfhlaidh ? "brown princess". Rarely found in history. Dunlaith, Dunflaith.
Druantia ? (Druh-AN-tee-a or druh-an-TEE-a) a Gaelic-Celtic Goddess known as Queen of thd Druids and Mother of the tree calendar, an ancient method the Celts used to divide their year.
Duana ? "song". Dubhain.
Dubh ? from dub "dark". A druidess who drowned the rival for her husband's affections. Her husband shot her with his sling, and she fell into a pool that was then called Dubhlinn, or Dublin.
Dubheasa ? (doo-VAH-sa) from Old Irish dub "dark" + ess "waterfall", probably meaning "dark lady of the waterfall".
Dubh Lacha ? wife of Mongan, who was born the same night as she. She was kidnapped by Brandubh and rescued with the help of Cuimhne.
Dympna ? or Dymphna; suitable one, virgin saint. An Irish saint. Her place of martyred death is marked by a monument in Gheel, Belgium, where she had fled for her life and virtue, as her own father (an Irish king, as the story goes) was determined to wed her, his own daughter, following the death of his wife and queen (Dymphna's natural mother). She is traditionally the patroness of those with mental illness and nervous afflictions, but has lately been adopted (in light of her personal history) by victims of incest and other sexual abuses. There exists a worldwide St. Dymphna Devotion prayer community to which one may subscribe through the Franciscan Fathers.

Eabha ? (AY-va) from Old Irish name Eva. In legend, Eva was one of the wives of Nemed, and early invader of Ireland.
Eachna ? (AK-na) from Old Irish ech "horse". Early legend has a Connacht princess named Eachna who was one of the loveliest and cleverest women in the world. Echna.
Eadan ? (AH-dan) from Old Irish name Etan, borne in one tale by the beloved of the hero Cu Chulainn.
Éadaoin ? (eh-DEEN) fem. of Edwin "happy friend". Edwina.
Earlene ? "pledge".
Eavan ? (E-van) from Old Irish aibinn "fair form". Name of several legendary Irish princesses. Modern Irish Aoibheann.
Ebliu ? another name of the sun goddess; or the Irish word oiph "beauty, sheen, radiance". Eibhliu, Eblenn, Eibhleann.
Edana ? "ardent, flame, fiery, zealous" or "little fire". Ethna, Eda, Eithna.
Eibhilín ? (ay-LEEN or eh-y-LEEN) "light"; from French Aveline, brought by the Anglo-Normans, and very popular among the Middle Ages' nobility. Eibhlihin, Eily, Ebliu, Aibhilin, Eveleen, Eileen, Aileen, Ellen.
Eileánóir ? (EL-eh-nohr) from a Greek name meaning "light". Eilinora, Eleanor, Lean (LEHN).
Eileen ? "bringer of light"; version of Helen. Eilene, Eleanore, Ellen, Elen, Elan, Ilene, Helen, Eily, Ellie.
Eilís ? (AY-lish or I-lish) "consecrated to God". Eilise, Eilish, Elizabeth.
Eimíle ? (EM-i-lee) "industrious". Emily.
Eithne ? (AY-he-ne or ETH-nuh) "kernel" or "seed". Early Irish name. Mythical Eithne was the mother of the god Lugh. Also the name of many legendary queens, including the wives of Conn of the Hundred Battles and Cormac mac Airt. Also the name of eight saints. Anglicized Ethna (ET-na), Etney, Enya.
Elatha ? (AHL-a-hah) Old name meaning "art or craft"; a female or male name.
Elva ? (AL-va) legend says she was the sister-in-law of the god Lugh.
Emer ? (EE-mer or ah-VAIR) In legend, Emer was the wife of hero Cu Chulainn. She refused to marry him until he answered a series of riddles, for she would only marry the man who was her equal in noble birth, beauty and wisdom. She is said to have the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, chastity, needlework, sweet speech, voice, and wisdom. Her story is retold in William Butler Yeats' play The Only Jealousy of Emer. Eimer.
Ena ? from the Celtic word for "fire". Enat.
Erin ? "peace". The name for Ireland which comes from an ancient goddess whose name was Eriu. Eriu was one of the three queens of the Tuatha De Danann and daughter of the Dagda. Eireann, Erina, Eryn, Eriu (ERR-I-oo).
Erlina ? Gaelic name meaning "girl from Ireland".
Ernine ? from iarn "iron".
Etain ? (eh-TAIN) "shining"; a daughter of the great Tuatha De Danann physician Dian Cecht, who became the wife of the god Ogma. Etan.
Etaoin ? (AY-deen) from Old Irish et "jealousy". Legendary heroine surpassed all other women in beauty and gentleness. Heroine in the tale The Wooing of Etain, telling of the competition for her love between the fairy king Midir and the mortal king Eochaid Airem. Eithne.
Evelyn ? "life". Eve, Evette, Evonne.

Fainche ? (FAN-chuh) Irish saint name. Fanny.
Fallon ? "grandchild of the ruler" or "in charge". Falen, Fallan.
Fand ? a goddess of healing and pleasure in Ireland and Isle of Man, who married the sea god Manannan mac Lir.
Feenat ? "deer".
Fianait ? (FYAN-it or FEE-nat) Old Irish word for "deer". Two early saints by this name. Fionnait, Feenat.
Fedelm ? name of Conchobhar mac Nessa (king of Ulster, Fedelm Noichrothach (Nine-Times Beautiful). Feidhelm (FAY-delm).
Fenella ? "white shoulder"; feminine version of the name Finn. Fionnghuala.
Fethnaid ? daughter and accomplished harp player of Fidach, a bard of the Tuatha De Danann. Her death was considered to be one of the three great losses of the Tuatha. Fethnat.
Fidelma ? (fee-DEL-ma) from Old Irish name Fedelm. Fedelm Noichrothach (Fedelm Nine-Times-Beautiful) was the daughter of King Conchobar mac Nessa of Ulster, and a woman warrior. Also six Irish saints by this name. Modern Irish Feidhelm (FAY-delm).
Finnsech ? "fair or blonde lady". Finnseach.
Finola ? (FIN-oh-la) "white shoulder".
Fiona ? (FYUN-a, FEE-nuh or Fee-oh-nah (modern))(Celt) from the word finn "brilliant, white, fair". Finna, Fionn.
Fionnabhair ? (fyuhn-OOR) from Old Irish name Finnabarr: finn "bright, fair" + siabhre "phantom, fairy", Irish equivalent of Welsh Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). Legendary Finnabarr was a daughter of King Aillil and Queen Maeve of Connacht. Finnabarr, Fionúir.
Fionnuala ? (fi-NOO-a-la or fin-Noo-la) from Old Irish finn "white, bright, fair" + guala "shoulders". Popular in Middle Ages; later anglicized as Finola (fi-NOH-la); nickname Nuala (NOO-a-la); Fionnguala, Fionnula, Fenella, Finola, Nuala, Finvola (Scotland).
Flann ? (FLAHN) from Old Irish flann "blood red". Flann has been the name of poets, scholars, abbots, saints, queens and kings. Flann Feorna was king of Kerry in the 8th C., and an ancestor of the O'Connors. Flannacan, Flanna.
Flannery ? from the Irish for "redhead".
Flidais ? an Irish goddess of forests, woodlands, and wild creatures.
Fodla ? "sovereignty". An ancient goddess with Banba and Eriu.
Fuamnach ? a wife of Midir, the fairy king, and very jealous of his other wife Etain. She got rid of Etain by using magic and turning her into a fly.

Geileis ? (GAY-leesh) from Old Irish name Gelgeis: gel "shining, bright" + geis "swan". Name of several early Irish princesses. Geillis.
Gemma ? (JEM-ma) "precious stone".
Glenna ? from a Gaelic word meaning "glen" or "valley". Glynis.
Gobnait ? (GOHB-nit) from Old Irish gobha "a smith". Name of early saint and abbess of Munster. One of her miracles was to overcome an army by unleashing her bees on them. Her beehive, a holy relic, was kept for many years by the O'Herlihy family. Anglicized Gobnet.
Gormlaith ? (GOORM-la) from Old Irish gorm "splendid" + flaith "queen, sovereignty"; other sources say it means "blue princess", "blue lady" or "illustrious princess". Popular in Middle Ages, name of many queens, including wife of Brian Boru. Sometimes anglicized as Gormghlaith GOR-em-lee, Gormley, Gormly.
Gráinne ? (GROH-nyuh) "sun" or "sun goddess" or "grace, love"; ancient name borne by 16th C. queen. Grania.
Grania ? (GRAW-nya) from Old Irish grainne "grain, seed". Prob. name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. In a medieval tale, Gráinne was betrothed to Finn mac Cumhaill, but eloped with Diarmaid. Grania Mhaol Ni Mhaolmhaigh (Grace O'Malley) was a chieftainess of the Burkes of County Mayo and renowned for her seafaring skills and fought against Queen Elizabeth I's forces. Granna, Grain, Granya, Gráinne (GRAW-ne) most modern), Grace.
Granuaile ? a variation of the name Grania, but also the name of an actual Irish woman who lived from 1530-1603.
Guennola ? from the Celtic word meaning "white".
Gwendolyn ? "white brow". Pet form: Gwen.
Gweneth ? "fair".

Hilde ? "battle maid"; name of Irish abbess. Hildy.
Honorah ? used in Ireland, Latin in origin; means "honor". More commonly found in the forms Annora, Onóra and Nóra.

Íde ? (EED-uh) "thirst". Ida, Ita.
Ina ? Irish version of Agnes.
Isibéal ? (ISH-a-behl or i-se-BEL) "consecrated to God". From Norman French name Isabel.
Isleen ? (ish-LEEN) "vision". Islene.
Ite, Ide ? (EE-te) from Old Irish ite "thirst or devouring". Saint's name said to signify the thirst for divine love. 6th C. St. Ite was abbess of Killeedy in County Limerick. Composed a famous lullaby to baby Jesus. Ita.

Jilleen ? from the Latin name Juliane or Julius, meaning "youthful".
Juliane ? "youthful". Jill, Jillian, Julianne, Gill, Gillian, Sheila.

Kacey ? "brave"; variant of Casie. Kacy, Casey.
Kassidy ? "clever". Cassidy.
Kathleen ? "pure". Katharine, Kathryn, Kathie, Kate.
Keara ? "saint"; variant of Ceara.
Keavy ? "gentleness, beauty, grace". Probably from Caoimhe.
Keelie ? "beautiful princess" or "beautiful and graceful". Keely, Keeley.
Keelin ? "slender, fair". Keelan, Keely, Keelia.
Keena ? from the Irish word for "brave".
Keira ? "black haired".
Kelly ? from the Gaelic word for "warrior woman"; "farm by the spring". At an ancient shrine of the goddess Brigit at Kildare, there were sacred priestesses and warrior women called kelles, and its possible the name and surname came from them. Kellie, Kelli, Kaley.
Kenna ? version of male name Kenneth. Kennice.
Kennocha ? (ken-OH-kuh) "beauty".
Kerry ? from a Gaelic word for "dark, dark-haired". Keriann.
Kevyn ? "beautiful, gentle, lovable". Feminine form of Kevin. Keva, Kevina, Kevena.
Kiana ? from Quiana; "soft, synthetic material".
Kiara ? "small and dark".
Kiley ? from the word for "attractive"; "handsome, near the chapel". Fem. form of Kyle. Kyli, Kylee, Kylie, Kyleigh.
Kinnat ? "ancient". Keenat.

Labhaoise ? (LAU-ee-shuh) "holiness". Louisa, Louise.
Laoise ? "radiant girl"; possibly the same as Luigsech, from the god Lugh.
Lasair ? (LOH-seer) from Old Irish lassa "flame". Several queens and saints with this name, including St. Lassar of Meath. Luighseach, Luiseach, Luigsech.
Lasairíona ? (las-a-REE-nuh) from lasaire "flame" + fion "wine"; Lassarina, Lasairfhiona,.
Lavena ? from the Celtic word for "joy".
Leary ? (LEER ee, LAIR ee, L'Heery) from Old Irish name Laegaire, may mean "calf-herder". Name of two saints and a king of Tara. Laoighaire, Laoghaire, Laoire.
Liadan ? (LYAH-dan) Old Irish name, probably meaning "gray lady". A poetess who was the beloved of poet Cuirithur, even though she was a nun. Another Liadan was the mother of St. Ciaran of Seir. He was conceived after she swallowed a star that had fallen into her mouth while sleeping.
Lil ? pet form of Elizabeth. Lile (LIL-ee), Lilly, Lelia.
Luiseach ? (LOO-seh or LEE-sak) "bringer of light"; feminine form of Lugh, and name of an early saint. Luighseach, Lucy.

Mabh ? (MEEV) "drunk woman" or "wolf queen"; a goddess and fairy queen. Mab.
Macha ? (MAH-ka) Old Irish goddess name meaning "battle" or "crow". One of the three war goddesses of the Tuatha De Danaan. Name is associated with the royal site of Ulster, once Emain Macha (Twins of Macha), now Navan Fort, and nearby ecclesiastical site founded by St. Patrick, Armagh (Ard Macha "Hill of Macha"). St. Macha is patron of Killiney. Mania, Mene.
Máda ? (MEH-duh) from Mathilde.
Madailéin ? (MAD-e-lehn) Magdalene. Madeline, Maighdlin (MEHD-leen).
Maeve ? (MAYV or MEHV) from Old Irish Medb "intoxicating" or "fragile". Medb Lethderg was a name of the goddess of sovereignty at Tara. Said to be the wife of 9 successive kings, including Conn of the Hundred Battles, his son Art, and Art's son Cormac mac Airt. Modern Irish Meadhbh. Medb, Meave, Meaveen.
Maille ? form of Molly, from Mary; "the perfect one".
Máire ? (MAW-zhe, MAW-re or MEH-ree) "bitter"; Irish form of Mary. The name was considered too sacred to name a child and was not used before the 17th C. Children were given Mael Muire "devotee of Mary". Moira, Maura, Maurya, Mairin (maw-REEN).
Máiréad ? (MAW-rayt or MAW-reed) from Greek margaron "pearl". Popular due to admiration of St. Margaret, queen of Scots in 11th C. Peig, Peigi are popular Irish-language nicknames. Margaret, Maighread (MEH-reed).
Mairin ? (maw-ZHEEN, maw-REEN) Dim. of Maire, also Maureen.
Mairsil ? fem. of Marcel "warlike". Marcella, Mairsile.
Maitilde ? "battle maiden". Matilda, Maiti, Matty.
Mallaidh ? (MAL-ee) "bitter". Molly, May.
Margo ? (MOHR-gaw) Legend fairy and mother of Etain.
Margreg ? Irish version of Latin Margareta. Popular in Ireland after Malcolm III of Scotland married Margareta of the Hungarian Court, who later became a saint. Mairghread.
Marsali ? "a pearl".
Marta ? "bitter".
Maureen ? from the Celtic word for "great". Moreen.
Mave ? "mirth". Maeve.
Mavelle ? from the Celtic word for "songbird". Mavie.
Meadghbh ? (MEEV) "agile". Meaveen, Mabbina.
Meagan ? a variation of Medb.
Meara ? "merry".
Medb ? "intoxicating" or "she who makes men drunk". Medb, Maedhbh, Meadhbh.
Mell ? (MAHL, MAH-la) from Old Irish mall "lightning". Mell, sister of St. Kevin, was the mother of seven saints. Mella (MAH-la).
Melva ? from the Celtic word for "chief"; "mill worker"; form of Melvin.
Melvina ? (Celt) "cheiftain".
Meriel ? "shining sea". Meriol, Muriel.
Mess Buachalla ? translation is "Cowherd's Fosterchild". Name of the daughter of Etain and Cormac.
Mhari ? (VAH-ri) Irish/Old Gaelic. Variation of Maire.
Michaela ? feminine form of Michael.
Mide ? (MEE-duh) variant of Ide. Meeda.
Moina ? "mild". Moyna.
Moira ? "the great".
Mona ? (MOH-na) from Old Irish name Muadnat, derived from muad "noble, good". St. Muadnat of Drumcliffe. Muadnat, Muadhnait (MOO-uh-nit).
Moncha ? "adviser". Monica, Monika.
Moninne ? a version of the name Blinne. A St. Moninne worked at a Kildare hospital in the time of St. Brighid where she healed the sick and gave generously to the poor. She established a community at the foot of Slieve Gullion in Killevy, County Armagh.
Mór ? (MOHR) from Old Irish mor "great, tall". Popular until the 19th C. Moire, Morin, Moya, Moirin, More, Moreen, Maureen.
Moriath ? daughter of a Gaelic king, she was wooed and won by Craiftine.
Morrigan ? (MOHR-ee-gan) called the Great Queen, Irish goddess of war, but never took part in a battle; although in the Tain bo Cuilgne, she takes part in the battle. Paraphrased, there is a line, "And over their heads went a grey-haired hag hopping", the hag being the Morrighan collecting her "acorn crop", which were the heads of slain enemies. Later tales have her as the queen of the Fairies. Morrighan, Morgan.
Morgan ? "sea dweller".
Morna ? from muirne "beloved, affection".
Moya ? "great".
Muadhnait ? from muad "noble, good". A St. Muadnat founded a monastery in Drumcliffe, County Sligo.
Muireann ? (MEER-an or MOHR-in) "of the long hair"; from Old Irish muir "sea", may also mean "sea-white" or "sea-fair"; and an ancient feminine version of Murphy. Wife of Finn mac Cumhaill's son Oisin. A legendary Queen Muireann was ancestress of the kings of Connacht. Four abbesses of Kildare also had this name. Muirrean, Murron, Morrin.
Muirin ? (MEER-een) from Old Irish muir "sea" + gein "birth" or "born of the sea". In the 6th C., a 300 year old pagan mermaid with this name was captured in Lough Neagh by fisherman of St. Comgall. Comgall baptized her, enabling her to go to heaven. Muirgen, Muirenn.
Muiriol ? (MEER-ol) from Old Irish Muirgel muir "sea" + gel " bright, shining". Muirol was the name of several early queens of Leinster.
Muirne ? (MEER-ne) Ancient name meaning "high-spirited". Muirne Munchaem (Lovely-Shouldered Muirne) was the mother of Finn mac Cumhaill. Myrna, Morna.
Murine ? sister-in-law to Lugh and mother of Fionn. After Fionn's father's death, Murine was unable to protect him, so she left him in the care of a druidess and a woman warrior.
Muirgheal ? (MOHR-e-guhl) "sea-bright" or "sea-fair". Muirgel, Murel, Muriel.
Murphey ? "sea warrior". Murphy.
Myrna ? derived from the Irish word for "beloved".

Naomh ? from the Irish word for "a saint".
Nainsi ? (NAN-see) "grace". Nancy, Nance, Nan.
Narbflaith ? "noble princess"; listed in records as the name of a series of princesses and the name of a wife of an abbot of Trim, County Meath.
Neala ? "having chieftains"; femimine version of Niall, "champion".
Nessa ? (NES-ah) An Old Irish name, Nessa was the name of the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa, great legendary king of Ulster. Her original name was Assa "gentle", until one day she came home and found her 12 foster fathers murdered by an outlaw band. She avenged their deaths and changed her name to Ni-assa "ungentle", or Nessa.
Nevina ? feminine form of Nevin, "worshipper of the saint".
Nia ? variant of Welsh name Niamh. Nya.
Niamh ? (NEE-av) from Old Irish Niam "luster, sheen, brightness, radiance, brilliance". Legendary princess of Tir-na-nog (the Land of Youth), took Finn mac Cumhaill's son Oisin to the otherworld. Niam, Nia.
Nila ? feminine version of male names Neil and Niall. Nyla.
Noel ? "born at Christmas".
Nola ? short version of Fionnula. Nuala.
Nora ? (NOH-ra) "honor"; Irish version of Latin name Honora(h). Norah, Nora.
Noreen ? (IrGael) Irish spelling of Nora or Eleanor.

Odharnait ? (OHR-nat) "pale, olive-colored". Ornait, Orna, Ornat, Odarnat from the word for "otter" or word for "sallow female".
Oilbhe ? (OL-iv) Irish spelling of Olive.
Onora ? version of Honora(h).
Oona ? "one"; version of Una. Oonagh, Ona.
Orghlaith ? (OHR-e-lath) from a word meaning "golden lady"; Orlaithe, Orla.
Orla ? (OHR-la) "golden woman"; from Old Irish or "gold" + flaith "sovereignty, queen". Name of King Brian Boru's sister and daughter. Popular in the Middle Ages, and again today. Orlaith.
Ornice ? "olive-coloured".
Ornóra ? "honor". Honor, Honora(h).

Padraigin ? (PAH-dri-geen) Recent feminine form of Padraig, from Latin word for "noble". Patricia.
Paili ? (PAHL-ee) "bitter". Polly, Poll, Pal.
Payton ? form of male name Patrick or Padraig.
Pegeen ? "a pearl".
Philomena ? "powerful friend".
Proinnséas ? (PRON-sheh-uhs) "free". Frances, Fanny.

Quincy ? "fifth".

Ranait ? (RAN-eh) "grace, prosperity". Renny.
Regan ? "royal". Reganne, Regeen.
Regina ? "queen".
Renny ? "grace; prosperity"; "small but mighty".
Richeal ? (RICH-ehl) name of a saint. Rachel.
Rigru Roisclethan ? the queen of Been Edair, a place in the Otherworld. When Conn Cetchathach was about to kill her son at Tara, she appeared as a wailing woman.
Riley ? "valiant". Rileigh, Rylie, Rylee, Rylyn.
Ríoghnach ? (REE-nuh) Irish saint. Riona, Regina.
Riomthach ? one of the five sisters of St. Colman of County Cork. Riofach.
Riona ? (REE-nuh) from the word for "saint"; saint name; form of Regina, "queen".
Rionach ? (REE-uh-nak) from Old Irish name Rignach "queenly". Queen Rionach was legendary ancestor of the MacLoughlins, O'Donnells, O'Gallaghers, O'Gormleys, and O'Neills. Rioghnach, Riona.
Róise ? (ROH-shuh) "rose". Rose, Roisin (ROH-sheen).
Rori ? from the word meaning "famous" or "brilliance".
Ros ? (ROHS) derivation unknown, poss. from Germanic hros "horse" or English "rose". Roise, Roisin (row-SHEEN).
Rosemary ? combination of Rose and Mary.
Rowena ? derived from the word meaning "white mane" or "white hair"; possibly "slender and fair".
Ryann ? feminine version of Ryan, "little ruler".

Sadhbh ? (SAH-eev or SAYV) from Old Irish Sadb, prob. meaning "sweet" or "goodness". Name of several real Irish princesses, including daughters of Conn of the Hundred Battles, Queen Medb of Connacht, and King Brian Boru. Sive, Sadhbba, Sadbh, Sabhbh, Sabha (SE-va).
Saoirse ? (SOAR-shuh?) from Irish saor "freedom or libery"; also a male name.
Saorla ? (SAYR-la) from Old Irish name Saerlaith: saer "noble" + flaith "queen, sovereignty".
Saraid ? "clear, bright".
Sarah ? "princess"; or form of Sorcha (Old Irish) "clear, bright".
Scathach ? (SKAW-hak) from Old Irish scath "shadow, shade". Scathach was a legendary woman warrior and prophetess who gave final battle training to Ulster hero Cu Chulainn; she was also known as Scota and Scatha.
Sceanbh ? wife of the harper Craiftine, her betrayal with Cormac caused the harper to try to kill Cormac.
Sean ? (SHAHN) "god's gracious gift". Shawn.
Seana ? variant of names Sine and Shauna.
Seanait ? (SHAY-nat) from Old Irish name Segnat, derived from seig "a hawk".
Seara ? derived from word for "black". Sierra.
Séarlait ? (SHEHR-let) Irish spelling of French-Norman Charlotte, "petite, feminine".
Seosaimhthín ? (SHO-sha-veen) "god will add"; Irish version of Josephine. Seosaimhin.
Shanley ? "the hero's child". Shanleigh.
Shannon ? (SHAH-non) "wise one"; name of the longest river in Ireland, from the old Irish goddess Sinann, granddaughter of Manannan Mac Lir. Not used as a first name in Ireland. Shanna.
Sílbhe ? [SHEEL-uh-vuh] modern and rare Irish form of Sylvia.
Sile ? (SHEE-la) "blind" or "gray eyes"; Irish form of Cecilia. Sheela, Sheelah, Sheila, Shelagh, Sheelagh, Shiela, Sheilag, Cicily, Celia, Selia, Sissy.
Sine ? (SHEE-na) "god's gracious gift"; in County Derry, a variation of Sinead. An Irish form of French Jeanne and Jeanette. Sina, Seena, Sheena, Shena, Shana, Shauna, Shay, Shona, Shonda, Shawnda, Shonta, Shunta.
Sinéad ? (shi-NAYD or SHEE-naid) "gracious"; Irish version of French-Norman names Jeanne and Jonet. Jane, Janey, Sine (SHEE-na).
Siobhán ? (shi-VAWN or shuh-VAHN) "gracious"; from French-Norman name Jeanne, fem. form of Jean (equiv. of English John). Siban, Shibahn, Joan, Hannah, Siobhanin (shi-VAWN-een).
Siofra ? word for a "changeling" or "little elf". It's also used as a term for a precocious child. It's use as a name is modern (20th century).
Siomha ? (SHEE-va) from Old Irish name Sithmaith: sith "peace" + maith "good". Sithmaith was the name of 8th C. abbess of Clonburren. Sheeva.
Sive ? anglicization of Sadhbh, meaning "sweet".
Sláine ? (SLAH-nye or SLAHN-nuh) "good health"; used in medieval times by the MacNamaras and O'Briens. Slany.
Sorcha ? (SOO-ruh-ka or SOHR-e-khuh) from Old Irish sorchae "bright, radiant". Popular from the Middle Ages to present. Sarah.
Steise ? (STEH-shuh) dim. of Annstas (Gr) "resurrection".
Súsanna ? "lily".
Sybil ? dim. of Elizabeth. Sibby, Sibi, Siobaigh (shuh-BEH).

Taillte ? in legend, the foster-mother of the god Lugh, and daughter of a Spanish king who married Eochaid of the Tuatha De Danann. She and Lugh were honored by games in honor of the dead at Mag Taillten in County Meath. The town is now known as Teltown on the River Blackwater. Until the 18th or 19th C.'s, "Teltown Marriages" were held in the ring-fort of Rath Dugh. If, after a year and a day the couple did not wish to continue the marriage, they returned to the fort, stood with their backs to each other, and walked away. Tailltiu, Tailtiu.
Tara ? (TAH-ra) "tower" or "crag"; from Old Irish Temair. In legend, Temair was wife of Eremon, leader of the ancestors of the Irish, Sons of Mil. Temair gave her name to the hill of Tara, the traditional seat of Irish kingship. Teamhair (TOHR).
Teamhair ? (TOHR) probably "eminence" or "elevated place". Possible version of Tara.
Theneva ? (prob. Irish Gaelic) Saint Theneva, with her son, Saint Kentigern (Mungo) the patron saints of Glasgow. Possibly also: Theneu, Thenu, and Denw. The daughter of a Pictish king.
Tierney ? from the word meaning "noble". Tiernan.
Tipper ? "water pourer".
Tlachtga ? daughter of Mog Ruith, she traveled throughout the world with her father and learned his magic. Druids lit their Samhain fires on her mound twelve miles from Tara.
Toiréasa ? (toh-REH-suh) Irish form of Teresa "harvester". Theresa, Tessie.
Treasa ? "strength"; used as an equivalent of Teresa, but no connection. Treise, Toiréasa.
Trevina ? "prudent"; feminine version of Trevor. Treva.
Troya ? derived from Irish word for "foot soldier".
Tullia ? "peaceful, quiet". Tuila, Tulliah.
Tuiren ? an Otherworld woman who was Fionn's aunt and married to Iollan, one of the Fianna.

Uathach ? "specter"; daughter of Scathach, and became the mistress of Cu Chulainn after her husband died.
Ula ? (Celt) "sea jewel" or "gem of the sea". Uli, Ulicia.
Úna ? (OO-nuh) derived from old word uan "lamb"; also listed as "unity"; ancient Irish name; the O'Carroll family had a bean sidhe (banshee) with this name. Also a legendary daughter of a king of Lochlainn. Popular in the Middle Ages. Oona, Oonagh, Winifred, Uny, Unity.
Una ? (OO-na) from Old Irish uan "lamb". Legendary daughter of a king of Lochlainn. Popular in Middle Ages. Oona, Oonagh.
Ursula ? "little bear".

Vanessa ? "butterfly".
Vevina ? form of Gaelic Bébhinn, "sweet lady".
Vivienne ? from Latin for "living".

Whiltierna ? from faol "wolf" + tiarna "lord". Faoiltiarna.
Withypol ? possibly from English withy "twig, willow" + poll "head".
Wony ? form of Una.

Yseult ? variant of Welsh Iseult. Ysolte.
Yvon ? "archer". Yvonne, Yvonn, Yvone.

Zaira ? name invented by Irish writer C.R. Maturin, in his novel Women; or, pour et contre (1818).
Zinna ? name appearing in the Toler-Aylward family of Shankhill Castle.


Celtic Male Names of Ireland

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Abbán ? (A-bahn or ah-BAN) "little abbot".
Abram ? (A-brahm) "high father"; version of Abraham. Ábraham.
Achaius ? form of Eochaidh.
Adair ? (Ah-dare) "from the ford by the oak trees". Adare.
Adam ? (H) "son of the red earth". Adhamh (A-thuhv). Anglicized version of Irish Gaelic Ádhamh; Scottish Gaelic Ádhamh. Pet form: Adie.
Adamnan ? "the timid one" or "little Adam"; name of an abbot of Iona. Awnan, Adomnan, Adhamhan.
Adrian ? "of the Adriatic"; from original form Latin Hadrianus. Aidrian.
Aed ? derived from the word aedh "fire"; common in early Ireland; name of several early saints, and four Ui Neill High Kings.
Aedan ? (EH-thahn) dim. form of Aed. St. Aodhan of Fern performed many miracles, including healing the lame and blind son of a British king.
Aeducan ? common dim. form of Aed in medieval Ireland. Aodhagan.
Aeneas ? "worthy of praise"; anglicization of Aengus. Aenéas.
Aghy ? form of Eochaidh.
Ahern ? "lord of the horses".
Aichlinn ? possibly a form of Echlin.
Aidan ? (AY-den)(Celt) "flame, fire, fiery"; derived from word aedh "fire". Edan, Aodhan (EH-thahn); anglicized form of Irish Aodán; dim. of Aodh; Edan.
Ailbe ? (AL-vyuh or AL-fe)(OGer) "noble, bright". Ailbhe, Alvy, Albert.
Ailbhe ? (AL-vee) from Celtic albho "white". Ailbe, Alby, Albert, Ailbhis (AL-vis).
Ailbhis ? (AL-vis) 6th C. Irish saint; perhaps a form of Ailbhe. Anglecized as Elvis.
Ailfrid ? (AL-frid) Irish Gaelic form of Alfred, from OE ælf "elf, supernatural being" + ræd "counsel".
Ailill ? (AL-ill) "sprite"; name of a legendary king of Connacht and husband of Medb.
Ailín ? (A-lin or ay-LEEN)(Gael) derived from Old Irish ail "noble". Alan, Allen.
Aindréas ? (AHN-dree-ahs) "manly"; Irish form of Andrew. Aindrea, Aindrias, Aindriú.
Ainmire ? (AHN-meer?) "great lord".
Ainsley ? (AYNS-lee) "one's own meadow"; occasionally used as a female name; probably originally a local name, either Annesley in Nottinghamshire, from Old English An "one, only" + leah "wood or clearing"; or Ansley in Warwickshire, from OE ansetl "hermitage" + leah. Ainslee.
Alan ? "handsome" or "peaceful".
Alaois ? (A-leesh)(Teut) "mighty battle". Aloys, Aloysius, Alabhaois.
Alastar ? (AH-lah-star) Irish form of Greek Alexander, introduced to Ireland via Scotland; modern Gaelic form Alasdair. Alistair, Allister, Alister, Alastir, etc.
Albany ? from Fionn, from find "white, fair"; anglicized as Albany from Latin albus "white".
Albert ? (OGer) "noble, bright". Ailbe, Alby.
Albion ? (AL-be-on)(Celt) "mountain".
Alby ? (al-bee) anglicized from of Ailbhe.
Alexander ? (Gr) "helper or defender of mankind". Alex, Alick, Alsandair, Alsander, Alastrom, Alastrann.
Allister ? (Gr) "defender of mankind". Alastar, Alistair, etc.
Alphonsus ? Irish; Latinized form of Alfonso, used as an equivalent of Gaelic name Anluan. Uncertain origin, could be composed of an intensive prefix + an element meaning "hound" or "warrior". Pet forms Fonsie, Fonso.
Alpin ? "attractive".
Alsandair ? (AHL-san-dare) Irish form of Alexander.
Amargein ? (aw-VEER-een) from Old Irish ama "singing, song" + gein "birth". Most celebrated bearer of the name was the druid poet and judge of the Sons of Mil, legendary ancestor(s) of the Irish. He pronounced the first judgment given on Irish soil, and his magic ensured that the Sons of Mil would triumph over the Tuatha De Danann. A traditional name in the O'Cleary family.
Ambrós ? Irish Gaelic form of English Ambrose, from Greek Ambrosios "immortal". The surname MacAmbrois is anglicized as McCambridge.
Amhlaoibh ? (A-leev)(Norse) "ancestral relic"; IrGael form of Olaf, an Old Norse name introduced to Ireland by Viking settlers. Anglicized Auliffe, Olave, Auliff, Humphrey.
Angus ? "unique choice, chosen one, unique strength". Scottish and Irish; anglicized form of Gaelic Aonghus/Aonghas (EUN-eu-uss), composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". Name of an old Celtic god, and is first recorded as a personal name in Adomnan's "Life of St. Columba," where it occurs in the form Oinogus(s)ius as the name of a man for whom the saint prophesied a long life and a peaceful death. Almost certainly the name of an 8th C. Pictish king variously recorded as Omnust and Hungus. Aengus, Aonghus, Aonghas, Enos, Oengus, Ungus. Short form Gus; pet form Angie; feminine form Angusina.
Annraoi ? (AHN-ree)(Teut) "ruler of an estate". Henry, Harry.
Anrai ? Irish Gaelic form of Henry. Einrí.
Antain(e) ? Irish Gaelic cognate of English Anthony.
Antoine ? (AN-ton)(L) "inestimable". Anntoin, Antoin.
Aodh ? (EH or AY) from Old Irish aed "fire". Another name for the god The Dagda in Irish myth. Borne by six high kings and twenty saints in early Ireland. Name of two Irish rebels in Queen Elizabeth I's time, Aogh (Hugh) O'Neill and Aodh Rua (Red Hugh) O'Donnell. Anglicized as Hugh, Ea.
Aodhan ? (EH-dawn or AY-dawn) version of Old Irish Aedan, dim. of aed "fire". Aedan was the name of 21 early Irish saints. Popular name, often anglicized as Aidan (AY-dahn).
Aodhfin ? (EH-fin or AY-fin) "white fire".
Aonghus ? (AYNG-ghus) from Old Irish oen "one" + gus "vigor". In Irish myth, Oengus was a god of youth and love, the son of the goddess Boand and god Dagda Oengus Tirech was the name of a legendary hero, said to be the ancestor of the O'Briens an MacNamaras. Five saints, including Oengus Ceile De bore this name. Angus.
Ardal ? (AHR-dawl) from Old Irish art "bear" + gal "fury, valor"; also from Old German "eagle power". A version of Arnold; Irish anglicized form of Gaelic name Ard(gh)al, from ard "high" or art "bear" + gal "valour". Artegal, Arthgallo.
Ard-Greimne ? "high power"; father of Scathach and Aoife.
Arlen ? "pledge". Arland, Arlyn.
Árón ? possibly "high mountain"; Irish version of Aaron.
Art ? (ART) from Old Irish art "bear". Ancient Irish name, not a nickname for English Arthur (but both derive from a common Indo-European bear word arth). In legend, Art Oenfer (Art the Lonely) was a high king of Ireland and father of Cormac mac Airt. A later, historical Art, Art McMurrough, was a medieval king of Leinster who fought the English. Both Irish and Scottish, now as an informal shortening of Arthur. Artagan.
Artúr ? (AR-toor) "noble, bear man". Irish form of Arthur, first recorded in Ireland in the 9th C. Artair, Arthur, Artus, Arth, Art, Atty.
Auliffe ? (AW-lif) Irish anglicized form of Amhlaoibh.
Austin ? (L) "venerable". Águistín (AH-guhs-teen).

Bain ? (BAYN) short version of Bainbridge, "fair bridge".
Bainbridge ? "fair bridge".
Baird ? (BAYRD) "bard, poet, ballad singer, traveling minstrel". Bairde, Bar, Bard, Barr.
Bairre ? (BAW-re) form of names Bearach and Finnbarr, also used as a name in its own right; anglicized as Barry; Barra.
Bairrfhionn ? (BAR-fin)(Celt) "fair-haired" or "good marksman". Barrfind, Barram, Barre, Barra, Bairre, Barry.
Bairtleméad ? Irish Gaelic form of Bartholomew.
Banning ? "fair and small".
Barclay ? Scottish, Irish; transferred use of the Scottish surname, which was taken to Scotland in the 12th C. by Walter de Berchelai, who became a chamberlain of Scotland in 1165. Probably derived from Berkeley in Gloucestershire, which is from OE beorc "birch tree" + leah "wood or clearing". In Ireland, its been anglicized in the form of Parthalán.
Barra ? (Celt) "good marksman". Bearach (BAHR-akh), Bearchan, Barry.
Barram ? version of Barrfhionn.
Barry ? "spearman". Irish anglicized form of Gaelic name Barra (Old Irish Bairre), a short form of Fionnb(h)arr (see Finbar). Pet forms: Baz, Bazza (Australia).
Bartel ? (Aramaic) "ploughman". Bartholomew.
Bartley ? (Aramaic) "ploughman". Barclay, Berkley, Parthalan.
Batt ? from Bartley (Aramaic) "ploughman". Bat.
Beacán ? (BE-kawn or BA-kawn) from Old Irish bec "little, small" + dim. -an. St. Becan founded a monastery in Westmeath in the 6th C. Becan.
Beagan ? "small" or "little one".
Bearach ? (BA-rak) from Old Irish berach "pointed, sharp". Berach was the name of many Irish saints, including the patron siant of the O'Hanlys. Berach.
Bearchan ? (BAR-uh-kawn or BAR-uh-hawn) Dim. of Bearach. Common name in early Ireland; name of numerous saints, including Bearchan of Inishmore in Galway, whose feast day is April 6.
Bearnárd ? (BEHR-nard)(OGer) "having the courage of a bear". Barney; Irish, Scottish Gaelic form of Bernard.
Beartlaidh ? (BEHRT-lee)(Aramaic) "ploughman". Bartley.
Belenus ? (bel-eh-nuss) name of a sun and fire god similar to Greek Apollo and connected with the druids. His name is seen in Beltane, the May 1 festival.
Benen ? (BEH-non)(L) "blessed". Beineón (BEH-non), Bineán (BIN-ahn).
Bevan ? (Celt) "youthful warrior".
Blaine ? (BLAYN) "thin" or "lean". Blain, Blane, Blayne.
Blair ? "plain" or "field". Blaire, Blayre.
Blathmac ? (BLAW-vak) from Old Irish blath "flower" + mac "son". Popular in early Ireland. Blathmacc mac Con Brettan was an 8th C. poet.
Bodb ? (BOVE) Bodb the Red was a son of The Dagda and suceeded his father as king of the Tuatha De Danann. At Lough he had a sidhe, underground fairy palace.
Bogart ? "bog" or "marshland".
Bowen - "son of Owen".
Bowie ? (BOO-ee)(Gael) "yellow-haired, blonde". Bow, Boyd.
Brady ? "spirited". Bradaigh.
Bram ? (BRAHM) "raven". Irish form of Abraham. Abracham.
Bran ? (BRAWN) from Old Irish bran "raven". Bran was the name of a pagan Celtic god in both Irish and Welsh myth. Popular in the Middle Ages.
Brandubh ? (BRAWN-doov) from Old Irish bran "raven" + dubh "black". Name of a medieval king of Leinster and 2 saints.
Brasil ? (Celt) "battle, brave, strong in conflict". Breasal, Basil, Brazil.
Bréanainn ? (BREH-neen)(Celt) "sword". Brendan, Breandán.
Breandan ? (BRAWN-dan) Poss. a borrowing of Welsh word brenhin "king or prince". In the medieval Latin tale, The Voyage of Saint Brendann, the 6th C. Irish saint known as Brendan the Navigator explored regions perhaps as far as N. America in a leather-clad boat, or curragh; Brendan; Brendis, Brannon, Bryn, Breanainn (BREH-neen).
Breasal ? (BREE-sal) "land of the young" or "land of the blessed". Hi Breasil was another name for Tir-na-Nog.
Brendan ? (Gael) "raven". Bran, Bram, Broin (bree-AHN), Brennan.
Breck ? "freckled". Brec, Brexton.
Bress ? son of Elathan of the Fomors who married the goddess Brighid. The Fomors were a sea-dwelling race who opposed the Tuatha De Danann over Ireland and lost.
Bret ? (Celt) "from Brittany".
Brett ? (Celt) "native of Brittany". Britt.
Brian ? (BREE-an or BRI-an) Of uncertain derivation, poss. from Celtic brig "high, noble"; "the strong". In Irish myth, Brian was one of the three sons of the goddess Danu of the Tuatha De Danaan. High King Brian Boru ruled Ireland from 1002-1014 and defeated the Vikings at the battle of Clontarf. Brant, Brien, Bron, Bryon, Bryan, Bryant.
Bricriu ? (bree-cri-oo?) a mischief-maker at the court of Conchobar, where he instigated a rivalry among the heroes Cu Chulainn, Conall, and Loegaire.
Brody ? (bro-dee) "man from the muddy place, ditch".
Brogan ? St. Brogan was scribe to St. Patrick during his meeting with the Fianna. Broccan.

Caeoimhin ? (kwee-veen?) "gentle". Caemgen.
Cahan ? derived from cath "battle" or "warrior".
Cailean ? (KAL-lan)(Gael) from Gaelic word for "child". Cailan, Colin.
Cairbre ? (KAHR-bre or KAHR-bruh) "charioteer". First legendary Sons of Mil to settle in Ireland. Two noted saints by this name: Bishop of Assaroe and Bishop of Moville. Carbry.
Cairell ? (KAHR-el or KAIR-el?) name of several Irish saints. Carroll?.
Cairpre ? (KAIR-pre) the legendary Cairpre was the chief bard of the Tuatha De Danann and son of the god Ogma. Cairpre Liffechair wiped out the Fianna at the battle of Gabhra where he killed Fionn's grandson.
Calbhach ? (KAHL-vach?) from the word meaning "bald".
Caley ? (KAY-lee) "slender"; alternate Irish form of Caleb.
Calhoun ? (KAHL-hoon) "warrior" or "narrow woods". Coillcumhann, Colquhoun.
Callough ? (KAHL-uh) "bald". Calvagh, Calbhach (KAHL-ahkh).
Caoilte ? (KWEEL-te) In legend, Cailte was a member of Finn mac Cumaill's warrior band. In medieval tale Colloquy of the Ancients, Cailte returned from the otherworld to tell St. Patrick stories of Finn and other heros of old pagan Ireland. Cailte.
Caoimhin ? (kwee-VEEN) Old Irish Caemgen: caem "gentle" or "beautiful" + gein "birth". 7th C. St. Caemgen established the monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow. Anglicized as Kevin. Caoimhghin, Kevin, Kevan.
Caolán ? (KWEE-lahn) "slender". Kealan, Kelan.
Caolfionn ? (Keel-in) from the noun caol meaning "the slender one" + the adjective fionn meaning "fair haired". The masculine noun comes first and no alteration is required and in the Ulster dialect, the "f" naturally elides out to give an approximate pronunciation of Keelin.
Carlin ? (kar-lin)(Gael) "little champion". Carley, Carlie, Carling.
Carlus ? (OFr) "full-grown, manly".
Carney ? (kar-nee)(Celt) "warrior" or "victorious". Cearnach, Kearn, Karney, Kearney, Car.
Carrick ? "rock" or "dweller of the rocky cape". Caroq, Carraig.
Carroll ? (Gael) "champion". Carly, Carolus, Cairell(?).
Casey ? (kay-see) "brave".
Cass ? (KAHS) from Old Irish cas "curly". Popular name in early Ireland. Name of a legendary ancestor of the O'Briens, MacNamaras and O'Gradys.
Cassidy ? (kass-ih-dee)(Gael) from a word meaning "clever"; or "curly hair".
Cathal ? (KOH-hal, KA-hal or KOH-al) "strong in battle, battle-mighty". from Old Irish cath "battle". Popular in the Middle Ages. Cathal Crobderg (Red-Handed Cathal) was a king of Connacht in the 13th C. Traditonal in the MacManus, Maguire and MacDonagh families. Cahal (KA-hal).
Cathbad ? (kah-bad?) legendary name of the druid and son of Conchobar mac Nessa who prophesied Cu Chulainn's warrior valor and the sorrow that Deirdriu would cause Conchobar of Ulster.
Cathaoir ? (KAH-heer)(Celt) "battle lord" or "warrior". Cathair (KA-heer).
Cavan ? "handsome". From Caoimhin. Cavin.
Ceallach ? (KAL-ak?) "bright-headed". Cellach, Kelly.
Ceallachan ? (KAL-a-kawn) Meaning uncertain: may mean "someone who frequents churches" or "someone who is warlike". Name of a 10th C. king, and a saint. Anglicized as Callaghan.
Cearbhall ? (KAHR-e-val or KEE-a-ruhl) "full-grown, manly"; from Old Irish name Cerball or Cerbhall. Name of early kings of Ossory and Leinster; traditional among O'Dalys. Cearbhall O Dalaigh was a president of the Irish Republic; anglicized as Carroll.
Cecil ? (see-sill)(L) "blind". Siseal (SEE-sil).
Cedric ? (sed-rick)(Celt) "chieftain".
Chad ? (Celt) "defender".
Chullain ? (KUHL-in) a mythic name coming from Cu Chullain.
Cian ? (KEEN or KEE-an) from Old Irish cian "ancient, enduring". In legend, Cian was the son of Dian Cecht, god of healing of the Tuatha De Danaan. Also the father of the hero Lugh. Cianan (KEE-nahn, Céin, Cain, Kian, Kioan, Keon, Kean.
Cianán ? (KEE-nahn) dim. of Cian. Kienan, Kenan.
Ciaran ? (KEER-an) from Old Irish ciar "dark" + dim. suffix -an. 6th C. St. Ciaran founded the monastery on Clonmacnoise. Kieran.
Ciarrai ? (KEH-ehr-ree) masculine version of the Irish County Kerry.
Cillian ? (KEEL-yan) "war or strife"; variant of Ceallach. Keallach, Killian.
Cinéad - (KIN-ayd) "handsome". Irish form of Kenneth. Cionaodh (KIN-ee), Kennet.
Cinnéide ? (kih-NEH-juh) "helmeted-head". Kennedy.
Clancy ? "red-headed fighter".
Cleary ? derived from a word meaning "learned".
Cluny ? (kloo-nee) from a word meaning "meadow".
Coinneach ? (KUH-nukh, KOY-nikh, or KIE-nikh) from Old Irish name Cainnech, from cain "good, beautiful" or "fair one". 6th C. St. Cainnech founded monasteries in Scotland and Ireland, including Aghaboe in County Laois. The city of Kilkenny takes its name from him. Anglicized as Kenneth. Canice, Kenny.
Coireall ? (kohr-EE-ahl)(Gr) "lord". Kerrill, Cyril.
Colin ? "victor". Collin, Cailan, Cailean, CHulainn, Culin.
Colla ? an ancient Irish name.
Colm ? (KUHL-uhm) from Latin columba "dove". 6th C. St. Colm Cille (Columba) "dove of the church" is one of the most important Irish saints, with Patrick and Brigid. Born in Donegal to a branch of the royal Ui Neill clan, Colm Cille was banished to Scotland for allegedly copying a book without its owner's permission. Founded the monastery on Iona and converted pagan kings of Scotland to Christianity. Colum, Columba, Colman.
Colman ? (KOHL-mawn) Dim. of Colm. In early records, there were more than 200 Irish saints by this name. Given name of St. Columbanus (c. 543-615), who founded several of most renowned monasteries in Eurpose, including Luxeuil in France and Bobbio in Italy.
Comán ? (KOH-mahn) "bent".
Comhghall ? (KOH-gahn or CO-en) "fellow hostage".
Comhghan ? (KOH-gahn, or CO-en) "twin". Cowen.
Conaire ? (KAW-ni-re) Ancient Irish name, poss. from cu (con) "wolf, hound" + aire "farmer, landowner". Conor, Conroy, Conlan ("hero").
Conall ? (KAW-nal) "strong as a wolf" or "high-might"; from Old Irish cu (con) "hound, wolf". Conall Cernach was a legendary hero of Ulster. Conall Gulban was the great-grandfater of St. Colm Cille and the ancestor of the O'Donnells, O'Gallaghers, and O'Dohertys. Connell.
Conán ? (KOH-nawn) from Celtic cuno "great, high"; "hound, wolf" or "wisdom"; "wisdom, intelligent". Of legend, Conan mac Morna was a member of Finn mac Cumaill's band. Six Irish saints also of this name. Conann, Conn.
Conary ? (KOH-ner-ee) ancient Irish name. Conaire.
Conchobhar ? (KON-kho-var or KROO-ar) derived from cu "hound, wolf" + cobar "desiring" = "wolf-lover" or "lover of hounds"; "high will, desire". Conchobhar, Conor, Connor, Conny, Cornelius.
Conlaed ? (kon-lee?) derived from connla "prudent, chaste" + aed "fire". Conlaodh.
Conlaoch ? (KON-la) son of Cu Chulainn and Aoife.
Conleth, Conley ? (KAWN-lay, KOHN-leth) from old and rare name Conlaed. Most famous bearer Conlaed, a 6th C. bishop of Kildare, head of schoo
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Dia dhuit, Celtic Rose,

Nice list, but the male names stop in the C's.
Can you post the rest, or a link to it?
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Oh dear, deilf! I did not notice that before. So sorry!

Here is the list of male Irish names in complete.


Adair - "from the ford by the oak trees." Adare.
Adamnan - "the timid one"; name of an abbot of Iona. Awnan, Adomnan, Adhamhan.
Aed - derived from the word aedh "fire"; common in early Ireland; name of several early saints, and four Ui Neill High Kings.
Aedan - (EH-thahn) dim. also can be Aed. Saint Aodhan of Fern performed many miracles, including healing the lame and blind son of a British king.
Aeducan - common dim. also can be Aed in medieval Ireland. Aodhagan.
Ahern - "lord of the horses."
Ailbhis - (AL-vis) 6th C. Irish saint; perhaps a also can be Ailbhe. Anglecized as Elvis.
Ailill - name of a legendary king of Connacht and husband of Medb.
Ailin - (ay-LEEN) derived Old Irish=ail "noble."
Alan - "handsome" or "peaceful."
Alastar - (AH-lah-star) Irish= Greek Alexander, introduced to Ireland via Scotland; modern Gaelic form Alasdair.
Alpin - "attractive."
Alsandair - Irish also can be Alexander.
Amargein - (aw-VEER-een) Old Irish=ama "singing, song" + gein "birth." Most celebrated bearer of the name was the druid poet and judge of the Sons of Mil, legendary ancestor of
the Irish. He pronounced the first judgment given on Irish soil, and his magic ensured that the Sons of Mil would triumph over the Tuatha De Danann. A traditional name in the O'Clery
family.
Aodh - (AY) from Old Irish aid "fire." Another name of the god Dagda in Irish myth. Borne by six high kings and twenty saints in early Ireland. Name of two Irish rebels in Queen
Elizabeth I's time, Aogh (Hugh) O'Neill and Aodh Rua (Red Hugh) O'Donnell. Anglicized as Hugh.
Aodhan - (EH-dawn or AY-dawn) version of Old Irish Aedan, dim. of aed "fire." Aedan was the name of 21 early Irish saints. Popular name, often anglicized as Aidan (AY-dahn).
Aonghus - (AYNG-ghus) Old Irish=oen "one" + gus "vigor." In Irish myth, Oengus was a god of youth and love, the son of the goddess Boand and god Dagda Oengus Tirech was
the name of a legendary hero, said to be the ancestor of the O'Briens an MacNamaras. Five saints, including Oengus Ceile De bore this name. Angus.
Ardal - (AHR-dawl) Old Irish=art "bear" + gal "fury, valor." Artegal, Arthgallo.
Ard-Greimne - "high power"; father of Scathach and Aoife.
Arlen - "pledge." Arland, Arlyn.
Art - (ART) from Old Irish art "bear." Ancient Irish name, not a nickname for English Arthur (but both derive from a common Indo-European bear word arth). In legend, Art Oenfer (Art
the Lonely) was a high king of Ireland and father of Cormac mac Airt. A later, historical Art, Art McMurrough, was a medieval king of Leinster who fought the English. Artagan.
Artur - (AR-toor) Irish= Arthur, first recorded in Ireland in the 9th C. Artair, Arthur, Artus, Arth.
Bain - short version of Bainbridge, "fair bridge."
Bairre - (BAW-re) also can be names Bearach and Finnbarr, also used as a name in its own right; anglicized as Barry; Barra.
Banning - "fair and small."
Barram - version of Barrfhionn.
Barry - "spearman."
Beacan - (BE-kawn or BA-kawn) Old Irish=bec "little" + dim. -an. Saint Becan founded a monastery in Westmeath in the 6th C.
Beagan - "small."
Bearach - (BA-rak) Old Irish=berach "pointed, sharp." Berach was the name of many Irish saints, including the patron siant of the O'Hanlys. Berach.
Bearchan - (BAR-uh-kawn or BAR-uh-hawn) Dim. of Bearach. Common name in early Ireland; name of numerous saints, including Bearchan of Inishmore in Galway, whose feast day is
April 6.
Belenus - name of a sun and fire god similar to Greek Apollo and connected with the druids. His name is seen in Beltane, the May 1 festival.
Blaine - "thin" or "lean."
Blair - "plain" or "field."
Blathmac - (BLAW-vak) Old Irish=blath "flower" + mac "son." Popular in early Ireland. Blathmacc mac Con Brettan was an 8th C. poet.
Bodb - (BOVE) Bodb the REd was a son of The Dagda and suceeded his father as king of the Tuatha De Danann. At Lough he had a sidhe, underground fairy palace.
Bogart - "bog" or "marshland."
Brady - "spirited." Bradaigh.
Bram - Irish form of Abraham. Abracham.
Bran - (BRAWN) from Old Irish bran "raven." Bran was the name of a pagan Celtic god in both Irish and Welsh myth. Popular in the Middle Ages.
Brandubh - (BRAWN-doov) Old Irish=bran "raven" + dubh "black." Name of a medieval king of Leinster and 2 saints.
Breandan - (BRAWN-dan) Poss. a borrowing of Welsh word brenhin "king or prince." In the medieval Latin tale, The Voyage of Saint Brendann, the 6th C. Irish saint known as Brendan
the Navigator explored regions perhaps as far as N. America in a leather-clad boat, or curragh; Brendan; Brendis, Brannon, Bryn, Breanainn (BREH-neen).
Breasal - (BREE-sal) "land of the young" or "land of the blessed." Hi Breasil was another name for Tir-na-Nog.
Breck - "freckled." Brec, Brexton.
Bress - son of Elathan of the Fomors who married the goddess Brighid. The Fomors were a sea-dwelling race who opposed the Tuatha De Danann over Ireland and loSaint
Brian - (BREE-an) Of uncertain derivation, poss. from Celtic brig "high, noble." In Irish myth, Brian was one of the three sons of the goddess Danu of the Tuatha De Danaan. High King
Brian Boru ruled Ireland from 1002-1014 and defeated the Vikings at the battle of Clontarf.
Bricriu - a mischief-maker at the court of Conchobar, where he instigated a rivalry among the heroes Cu Chulainn, Conall, and Loegaire.
Brogan - Saint Brogan was scribe to Saint Patrick during his meeting with the Fianna. Broccan.

Caeoimhin - "gentle." Caemgen.
Cahan - derived from cath "battle" or "warrior."
Cairbre - (KAHR-bre) First legendary Sons of Mil to settle in Ireland. Two noted saints by this name: Bishop of Assaroe and Bishop of Moville.
Cairell - name of several Irish saints.
Cairpre - (KAIR-pre) the legendary Cairpre was the chief bard of the Tuatha De Danann and son of the god Ogma. Cairpre Liffechair wiped out the Fianna at the battle of Gabhra where
he killed Fionn's grandson.
Calbhach - from the word meaning "bald".
Caley - alternate Irish= Caleb.
Calhoun - "narrow woods." Coillcumhann, Colquhoun.
Caoilte - (KWEEL-te) In legend, Cailte was a member of Finn mac Cumaill's warrior band. In medieval tale Colloquy of the Ancients, Cailte returned from the otherworld to tell Saint Patrick
stories of Finn and other heros of old pagan Ireland.
Caoimhin - (kwee-VEEN) Old Irish Caemgen: caem "gentle" or "beautiful" + gein "birth." 7th C. Saint Caemgen established the monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow. Anglicized as
Kevin.
Carrick - "rock." Caroq, Carraig.
Casey - "brave."
Cass - (KAHS) from Old Irish cas "curly." Popular name in early Ireland. Name of a legendary ancestor of the O'Briens, MacNamaras and O'Gradys.
Cathal - (KOH-hal) "strong in battle, battle-mighty." Old Irish=cath "battle." Popular in the Middle Ages. Cathal Crobderg (Red-Handed Cathal) was a king of Connacht in the 13th C. Traditonal in the MacManus, Maguire and MacDonagh families.
Cathbad - legendary name of the druid and son of Conchobar mac Nessa who prophesied Cu Chulainn's warrior valor and the sorrow that Deirdriu would cause Conchobar of Ulster.
Cavan - from Caoimhin. Cavin.
Ceallach - "bright-headed." Cellach, Kelly.
Ceallachan - (CAL-a-kawn) Meaning uncertain: may mean "someone who frequents churches" or "someone who is warlike." Name of a 10th C. king, and a saint. Anglicized as Callaghan.

Cearbhall - (KAHR-e-val or KEE-a-ruhl) Old Irish=name Cerball or Cerbhall. Name of early kings of Ossory and Leinster; traditional among O'Dalys. Cearbhall O Dalaigh was apresident of the Irish Republic; anglicized as Carroll.
Chullain - (KUHL-in) a mythic name coming from Cu Chullain.
Cian - (KEEN or KEE-an) Old Irish=cian "ancient, enduring." In legend, Cian was the son of Cian Cecht, god of healing of the Tuatha De Danaan. Also the father of the hero Lugh.
Cianan (KEE-nahn, Kioan, Keon, Kean.
Ciaran - (KEER-an) Old Irish=ciar "dark" + dim. suffix -an. 6th C. Saint Ciaran founded the monastery on Clonmacnoise. Kieran.
Cillian - (KEEL-yan) "war or strife"; variant of Ceallach.
Clancy - "red-headed fighter."
Cluny - from a word meaning "meadow."
Coinneach - (KUH-nukh or KI-nek) Old Irish=name Cainnech, from cain "good, beautiful." 6th C. Saint Cainnech founded monasteries in Scotland and Ireland, including Aghaboe in County Laois. The city of Kilkenny takes its name from him. Anglicized as Kenneth.
Colm - (KUHL-uhm) from Latin columba "dove." 6th C. Saint Colm Cille (Columba) "dove of the church" is one of the most important Irish saints, w/ Patrick and Brigid. Born in Donegal to a branch of the royal Ui Neill clan, Colm Cille was banished to Scotland for allegedly copying a book without its owner's permission. Founded the monastery on Iona and converted pagan
kings of Scotland to Christianity. Colum.
Colman - (KOHL-mawn) Dim. of Colm. In early records, there were more than 200 Irish saints by this name. Given name of Saint Columbanus (c. 543-615), who founded several of most renowned monasteries in Eurpose, including Luxeuil in France and Bobbio in Italy.
Comhghall - (KOH-gahn or CO-en) "fellow hostage."
Conaire - (KAW-ni-re) Ancient Irish name, poss. from cu (con) "wolf, hound" + aire "farmer, landowner." Conor, Conlan, Conroy.
Conall - (KAW-nal) "strong as a wolf"; Old Irish=cu (con) "hound, wolf." Conall Cernach was a legendary hero of Ulster. Conall Gulban was the great-grandfater of Saint Colm Cille and the ancestor of the O'Donnells, O'Gallaghers, and O'Dohertys.
Conan - (KOH-nawn) from Celtic kuno "great, high"; "hound, wolf" or "wisdom." Of legend, Conan mac Morna was a member of Finn mac Cumaill's band. Six Irish saints also of this name. Conann.
Conlaed - derived from connla "prudent, chaste" + aed "fire." Conlaodh.
Conlaoch - (CON-la) son of Cu Chulainn and Aoife.
Conleth, Conley - (KAWN-lay, KOHN-leth) from old and rare name Conlaed. Most famous bearer Conlaed, a 6th C. bishop of Kildare, head of school of manuscript illumination there.
Conn - (KOHN) Ancient Irish name, poss. derived from cu (con) "hound, wolf." Conn Cethchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) was a high king of Ireland in legend. Claimed as an ancestor by the O'Connors, O'Donnells, O'Dowds, O'Flahertys, O'Neills, and O'Rourkes.
Connacht - from the Irish County of the same name and spelling.
Connla - "son of Conn." Conlaoch.
Connlaio - variant of Conley and Conleth.
Connor - (KAW-nor) Old Irish=Conchobar: cu (con) "hound, wolf" + cobar "desiring." In Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley, Conchobar mac Nessa was king of Ulster. Modern Irish form Conor, Conchobhar (KROO-ar).
Conri - (KAWN-ree) Old Irish=cu (con) "hound, wolf" + ri "king." An early recorded men's name. Conroy.
Corcoran - "ruddy" or "red." Corc.
Cormac - (KAWR-mak) from corbaid "defile" + mac "son"; or "charioteer." Cormac mac Airt was a legendary high king of Ireland, ancestor of the O'Neills. Also the name of many real kings, bishops and saints.
Corrigan - froma word meaning "spearman." Corey, Corrin.
Cosgrove - derived derived from gaelic meaning"victor" or "champion."
Cowan - might be "hillside hollow."
Coyle - derived derived from gaelic meaning"leader in battle."
Craiftine - harper to Labraid Longseach; his harp was made of wood that had retained a secret about the king.
Craig - "a steep rock" or "crag." Craigen.
Credne - a bronzesmith god of the Tuatha De Danann and one of the triad of smiths. He helped Dian Cecht make the silver arm for Nuada.
Criofan - (KREE-fan) Old Irish=name Crimthann "a fox." Crimthann was the name of ten of Finn mac Cumhaill's warriors, and of one Saint Crimthann. Crimthann, Crimathann.
Crofton - "a small town with little houses and fields."
Cu Chulainn - (KOO KUHL-in) Name of the hero of the early Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley. Cu Chulainn's birth name was Setanta, and was given his adult name after he killed a watch dog of the smith, Culann. He then assumed the dog's place and duties and was renamed Cu Chulainn "hound of Culann." Other early names that begin with cu are Cu Maige (Hound of the Plain); Cu Mara (Hound of the Sea); and Cu Coigriche (Hound of the Border). Cu was a common title of Celtic chieftains.
Cu Roi - name of a king of Munster, Cu Roi mac Daire; he had great Otherworld powers. Because his wife, Blanaid, loved Cu Chulainn, she helped kill Cu Roi.
Cuirithir - a poet who loved a woman Liadin, but she refused to marry him and became a nun.
Culann - variant of Cu Chulainn. Cu Chulain served the chief Culann in payment for killing his dog. Culin.
Culley - might be "woods."
Cunningham - might be "village of the milk pail."

Dagda - a god called the Good God. Daghda.
Daigh - "flame or fire."
Daimine - derived from word dam "deer" or "ox." Daimhin.
Dáire - (DEH-ruh, DI-re or DAHR-uh) Old Irish word meaning "oak grove," "fruitful" or "fertile", and most likely the name of an early fertility or bull god; the Brown Bull of Cooley was owned by Daire mac Fiachna, and his refusal to loan his bull to Queen Medb was part of the reason for the fight between the Ulsterman and the men of Ireland. Dary, Darragh.
Daley - might be "an assembly" or "a valley." Dawley, Dale.
Dearg - "son of the Dagda."
Declan - (DEK-lawn) Name of a 6th C. saint who founded the monastery Ardmore in County Waterford.
Delaney - "descendant of the challenger."
Demne - when Fionn was tutored by Finneces, he took this name.
Desmond - (DEZ-mond) from a surname based on an old name for the territory of South Munster. Demond.
Desmumhnach - "man of Muman" which was a tribe or territory in the Cork area of Munster before the Anglo-Norman invasion.
Devine - "ox." Daimhin.
Diancecht - (DI-an-ket) the great physician of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Miach, Cian, Cethe, and Cu, daughter Airmid.
Diarmaid - (DEER-mit) Old Irish=name Diarmait. In legends and folktales, Diarmaid was a member of Finn mac Cumhaill's warrior band. He had a mark on his face that caused women
to fall instantly and madly in love with him. Diarmait, Diarmuid, Dermod, Dermot.
Digby - "a town with a ditch or dike."
Dinsmore - might be means "fortified hill."
Doherty - "harmful."
Dolan - from a word meaning "dark-haired." Dolyn.
Domnall - "world-mighty"; popular in ancient Ireland. Donal, Domhnall.
Donal - (DOH-nal) Old Irish=name Domnall: domun "world" + gal "ardor, valor." Popular since the earliest times. Domnall was the name of five high kings including Domall Ilchelgach
(Donal of the Many Treacheries), ancestor of the O'Neills and MacLoughlins.
Donn - (DON or DOWN) Old Irish=donn, meaning both "brown" and "chief." Mythological god of the dead, who lived on an island off the of Munster. Popular until the end of the
19th C., esp. with the Maguires and Kennedys. Donnagan, Donnan (DUN-ahn).
Donnchadh - (DUN-uh-khuh) "brown lord"; Old Irish=name Donnchad: donn "brown" or "chief" + cath "battle." Name of the son of Brian Boru, King Donnchadh Donn (d. 1064).
Traditional in O'Brien family. Donaghy, Donogh, Donagh (DOH-na).
Donnell - related to Donal and Domnal; Doneal, Donnelly.
Dooley - "dark hero."
Doran - "stranger" or "exile." Deoradhain.
Dow - "dark-haired. Dubg.
Driscol - "interpreter." Driscoll.
Dubaltach - "black-jointed" or "dark-limbed." Dubhaltach, Dualtach.
Dubgall - (DOO-ahl) "dark or black foreigner"; refers to the Vikings, esp. from Denmark, who came to Dublin in 850. Dubghall.
Dubhdara - (doov-DAW-ra) Old Irish=dub "dark" + dara "oak" = "dark man of the oak."
Dubhghlas - from dubh "black" + glas "blue." More popular in Scotland than Ireland. Douglas.
Dugan - variants Dubhan, Duggan.
Dwayne - derived from "dark." Duwain, Duane.

Eachan - "horseman."
Eamon - (EH-mon or AY-mon)Irish forof Anglo-Saxon name Edmund. American Eamon de Valera (1882-1975) served as both president and prime minister of the Irish Republic.
Aimon, Eamonn.
Eanna - might be "birdlike."Ennae.
Eion - from of Ian. Eann, Ein.
Eireamhon - (AY-ra-vohn) Old Irish=name Eremon. In legend, Eremon led the expedition of the Sons of Mil to Ireland to avenge his uncle Ith, who was slain by the Tuatha De
Danaan; which would make Eremon the chief ancestor of the Irish people.
Eirnin - possible from iarn "iron"; male or female.
Elatha - (AHL-a-hah) An old name meaning "art or craft."
Eochaid - (OH-kad) Old Irish=ech "horse." May mean "horse rider." Real and legendary kings bore this name, horses were symbols of kingship and nobility in early Irish culture. Also
a Saint Eochaid who was bishop of Tallaght, and another who was the abbot of Lismore. Eochaidh.
Eocho - (OH-koh) Nickname for Eochaid that became its own name. Eocho mac Tairdelbaig was an ancestor of the O'Hallinan and O'Quinn families.
Eoghan - (oh-GAHN or OHN) Old Irish=name Eogan "born of the yew tree": eo "yew" + gein "birth." Name of several early kings and saints. Eogan mac Damthacht was a celebrated
Ulster hero. Earliest Saint Eoghan was a 6th C. bishop of Tyrone, and uncle of Saint Kevin. Eoin, Eogan.
Eoin - (OH-en or OH-een) Irish= Latin Johannes. Irish names Eoin and Sean both derive from Johannes. Sean, from the French Jehan, was introduced to Ireland by Norman French
centureis after Johannes became an Irish name.
Erc - might be "battle boar." Earc.
Eremon - he fought his brother Eber to see who should become king of Ireland. All later Irish kings claimed descent from him.
Esras - master of wisdom in Gorias, one ofthe the four cities that the Tuatha De Danann came from; he later gave Lugh the victory spear, one of the Tuatha's treasures.

Fallon - variant of Faolan. Fallamhain.
Faolán - (FEH-lahn or FAY-lawn) Old Irish=faol "wolf" + dim. -an. Faolan was the name of fourteen saints, and ten warriors in Finn mac Cumhaill's band. Source of the surnames
Phelan and Whelan. Anglicized Fallon, Faelan, Felan..
Fearghus - (fay-REES) Old Irish=fer "man" + gus "strength, vigor." Fergus mac Roich, foster-father of Cu Chulainn, was a hero of the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley. Renowned
for his strength and stamina both on the battlefield and the bedroom. Fergus Finbel (Fergus Wine-Mouth) was a poet of the Fiana. Classic, anglicized Fergus (FER-guhs).
Fechine - might be from fiach "raven," or derived from gaelic meaning"battle." Fechin.
Feidhlim - (FELL-em) "fortunate, lucky" or "ever good." Male or female name. Feidhlimidh.
Fercetrniu - poet of King Cu Roi, whose wife caused the king's death; when the poet discovered this, he leaped over a cliff taking her with him to her death.
Fergal - (FAYR-gal) Old Irish=fer "man" + gal "fury, valor" = "manly" or "valorous." Fergal mac Mael Duin was another ancestor of the O'Neills. Fearghal.
Finneces - poet who lived by the River Boyne and guarded the Salmon of Knowledge for seven years. He planned to eat it himself to gain the knowledge, but his student Fionn mac
Cumhail tasted it firSaint Finegas.
Finnegan - "light skinned."
Finnian - from finn "fair, pale-colored." Finnen.
Fionn - (FYUHN) Old Irish=finn "bright, fair." Anglicized as Finn. Finn mac Cumhaill was a hero, poet and sometime outlaw who led a band of warriors known as the Fianna. Fiann,
Finian.
Fionnbharr - (FYUHN-var) Old Irish=finn "bright, fair" + barr "hair." Eight Irish saints by this name. Best known is 6th C. Saint Finnbarr, patron of Cork and of Barra in the Outer
Hebrides. Anglicized as Finbar, Finnbarr; nicknames Barra, Bairre.
Fionntan - (FIN-tan or FYUN-tawn) Old Irish=finn "bright, fair." In myth, Fintan was the consort of Cessair. Fintanwas the only one of the group to survived the great flood.
Afterwards, he lived on for thousands of years as a salmon, an eagle and a hawk. Also the name of 74 early Irish saints.
Fiontan - might be "white ancient" or "white fire."
Fitzroy - "son of Roy."
Flann - (FLAHN) Old Irish=flann "blood red." Flann has been the name of poets, scholars, abbots, saints, queens and kings. Flann Feorna was king of Kerry in the 8th C., and an
ancestor of the O'Connors. Male or female name. Flainn, Floinn, Flannan, Flanagan, Flannagain, Flynn, Flannery.

Gaeth - (GAYTH) Old Irish "intelligent, skillful."
Gair - "small." Geir, Gaer.
Galbraith - Old Irish meaning "Scotsman."
Gallagher - from the word for "eager helper."
Galloway - once referred to a Scotsman from Galloway, Scotland. Galway.
Galvin - (GAHL-vin) Old Irish=gelbann "a sparrow."
Garvey - from a word meaning "rough place." Gairbith.
Gaynor - "son of the fair-skinned man." Gainor.
Gearoid - (GAHR-ohd) Irish= Gerald, from ancient name Gelgeis, from gel "shining." May also mean "spear-might" and come from the Normans. Gearalt, Garalt.
Genty - from a word meaning "snow."
Gillean - "servant of Saint John." Gillan.
Gillespie - "son of the bishop's servant." Gillis.
Giolla Deacair - an Otherworld champion who owned a horse that could not be ridden. The hero Conan managed to mount the horse, but it carried him away to Tir Tairngire, and had to
be rescued by Fionn.
Gilroy - "devoted to the king." Gildray.
Glenville - "village in the glen."
Gobban - (GOH-ban) from the name Goibniu, the ancient god of smithcraft who worked for the Tuatha De Danann. Goban.
Goibniu - god of blacksmiths known in Ireland and Wales, he forged all weapons for the Tuatha De Danann, they never missed their mark and the wounds inflicted were always fatal.
Gorman - from a word meaning "dark" or "swarthy"; male or female name. Gormain.
Guaire - common name of early Ireland meaning "noble or proud."
Guthrie - "windy place."
Guy - "sensible."

Hagan - "youthful" or "young."
Haley - from a word meaning "ingenious."
Hoyt - from a word meaning "spirit" or "mind."

Ibor - from iobar "yew tree." Saint Ibor opposed Saint Patrick because he was a "foreigner." Iobhar.
Imar - probably the name Ivarr borrowed from the Norse-Vikings who invaded Ireland. Iomhar.
Innis - "from the island." Innes, Iniss.
Irv - "handsome." Irving.
Iuchar and Iucharba - two brothers of Brian mac Tuirenn, who killed Lugh's father Cian.

Jarlath - (JAR-leth) Name of 6th C. saint, teacher of Saint Brendan the Navigator. Brendan told Jarlath to drive his chariot east and build a church where his wheel broke; it broke in Tuam,
and he founded a church that became a great center of learning and art. Modern Irish Iarlaith (YAR-lath or YAHR-le).

Kacey - alternate spelling of Casey.
Kavan - "handsome." Kavenaugh.
Keallach - "little Kelly." Killian.
Keary - "dark or dark-haired."
Keelan - from a word meaning "slender."
Keeley - "handsome." Kealey, Kealy.
Keenan - "little Keene." Keanan, Kienan.
Kellen - "mighty warrior." Kaelan, Kael, Kailen, Kallen, Kaylen, Kaylan, Kealan, Kelan.
Keller - from a word meaning "little companion."
Kelvin - "a narrow river." Kelvyn.
Kendrick - from a word meaning "son of Henry." Keondric.
Kennard - "brave chieftain." Kenner.
Kennedy - (KI-ne-dee) Old Irish=Cennetig: cenn "head" + etig "ugly." Kennedy became a surname while still used as a first name. Cennetig mac Lorcain was the father of high king
Brian Boru. Cennetig.
Kenneth - variant of Cinaed. Kennet.
Kenyon - "white or blond hair." Kenyan.
Kermit - might be a variant of Dermot, or may mean "son of Diarmaid."
Kildare - an Irish county.
Kilian - (KIL-yan) Old Irish=Cillene, prob. from cell "church." Many saints bore this name including an abbott of Iona in Scotland. Cillene, Killian, Killy.
Korey - variant of Corrigan.

Labraid - "speaker." Labhraidh.
Labras - "a laurel bush." Labhrás.
Laegaire - (LEERY) might be "calf-herd." Laoghaire.
Laisrean - from laisre "flame." Laisren.
Laoire - (LAY-re) Old Irish=name Laegaire, may mean "calf-herder." Name of two saints and a king of Tara. Anglicized Leary.
Larkin - "rough and fierce."
Lawler - from an Irish word meaning "mutterer."
Leary - variant of Laoire and Laegaire.
Lennan - (LAN-awn) Old Irish work meaning "lover, sweetheart." Leannan.
Liam - (LEE-am) "resolute protector, unwavering protector." Irish= William, short for Uilliam, derived from name Guillaume, introduced to Ireland by Normans.
Lir - father of Manannan mac Lir, his second wife turned his other four children into swans.
Lochlainn - (LOCH-lan or LOX-lin) Old Irish=word for the land of the Vikings. In fairy tales, Lochlainn was the imaginary abode of the princess-who-must-be-rescued. Popular in
Middle Ages. Lochlain, Lakeland, Laughlin, Lochlyn, Loughlin.
Loegaire - Cu Chulainn's charioteer who went to Mag Mell with him to rescue its queen from abductors; another tale says he died from a spear meant for the hero.
Lonan - (LYO-nawn) Old Irish=lon "blackbird" + dim. suffix -an. Eight early saints had this name, including Saint Lonan Finn.
Lorcan - (LOR-kawn) Old Irish=lorc "fierce" or "cruel" + dim. suffix -an. Several early kings with this name. Saint Lorcan O Tuathail (Laurence O'Toole) was archbishhop of Dublin at
the time of the Norman invasion.
Luchtaine - god of carpentry for the Tuatha De Danann and a member of the trio of smiths. Luchta.
Lugaid - son of Cu Roi and Blanaid, and known as the Son of Three Dogs because his mother had lain with three men with cu in their name. When Lugaid cut off Cu Chulainn's head, the
sword slipped and cut off his own hand.
Lugh - (LOO) Name of a Celtic god, from lugu "light." Lugh is also known as a Celtic sun god, and Lleu in Welsh myth. Lughan (LOO-awn), Lughna (LOO-na).
Lunn - "warlike." Lonn, Lun.

Mac Dara - (mahk-DAH-ra) Old Irish=mac "son" + dara "oak" = "son of the oak." Saint Mac Dara of Connemara is the patron of fisherman.
MacBride - from the Irish meaning "son of the follower of Saint Brighid."
Macarthur - "son of Aruthur." Mcarthur.
Maccoy - "son of Hugh." Mccoy.
Macrea - from the Irish meaning "son of grace." Mccrea, Mccrae.
Mackenzie - "son of Kenzie." Mckenzie.
Mackinnley - "son of the learned ruler." Mckinnley.
Macklin - "son of Flann." Macland.
Macmahon - "son of Mahon." Mcmahon.
Mael Coluim - "servant or devotee of Colm." Maeolcholuim.
Mael Iosu - "devotee of Christ"; at one time it was a name used among clergymen.
Maelduine - his mother was a nun who was raped by his father Ailill. He made a skin boat and sailed among the Blessed Islands in search of his father's murderers.
Maghnus - (MAKH-hus) "great"; variant of Manus, or the Norse-Viking Magnus.
Mahon - "bear."
Mal - Irish shortened version of names starting with "mal."
Malachy - (MA-la-kee) (H) Used in Ireland as an anglicization for Irish names beginning with mael "servant or devotee" such as Mael Maedoc and Mael Sechlainn. Saint Malachy of
Armagh was a church reformer in the 12th C. Maelachlainn, Milos.
Malvin - Irish form of Melvin. Malvyn.
Manannan mac Lir - (mah-NAN-awn mac leer) chief Irish sea god, son of the sea god Lir. see the Deities page for more info.
Manus - (MA-nuhs) from Latin magnus "great." Borrowed from the Norse, who in turn borrowed it from Carolus Magnus, Latin name for Charlemagne. Mannuss.
Marcan - (MOR-kawn) Old Irish=marc "horse" + dim. -an. Marcan mac Cennetig was the brother of High King Brian Boru and abbot of Killaloe. Saint Marcan of Clonenagh's Feast day
- October 21.
Mathghamhain - (ma-HOHN) Old Irish word for "bear" and popular in Middle Ages. Brother of High King Brian Boru. Mahon.
Mayo - from the County in Ireland, meaning "yew-tree plain."
Meallan - (MAHL-an) Old Irish=mall "lightening" + dim. suffix -an. Three early saints whose Feast days are Jan. 28, Feb. 7, and Oct. 26.
Mel - no recorded meaning; Saint Mel was a bishop and patrion of Ardagh, County Limerick, and a nephew of Saint Patrick.
Mellan - might be derived from an early word meaning "lightning."
Merril - "bright sea." Meryl.
Merritt - from a word meaning "valuable" or "deserving." Meritt.
Miach - son of the Tuatha De Danann physician Dian Cecht; he was slain by his fther when he and his sister Airmid restored Nuada's physical hand.
Micheal - (MEE-kal) Irish= Michael, "who is like God?"
Midir - (MY-tir) a fairy king and another god of the Underworld, connected with the Isle of Falga (Isle of Man) where he had his palace. Midhir.
Miles - Several derivations, including Latin miles "soldier." From the 17th C. on, Miles was used to anglicize names beginning with mael "servant or devotee," such as Mael Muire.
Myles.
Mochaomhog - name of a priest who cared for the swan-children of Lir. He made silver chains to hang around their necks so people could identify them as enchanted humans.
Monahan - "monk." Monohan.
Mongan - son of Manannan mac Lir and Caintigerna; some tales say he was the reincarnation of Finn mac Cumhail.
Monroe - name derived from the mouth of Ireland's Roe River.
Morann - (MOOR-an) Old Irish=name Morand, source unknown. Legendary judge of ancient Ireland who allegedly never gave a false verdict. Also the name of several if Finn
mac Cumhaill's warriors. Morand.
Morc - son of Dela, a Fomor King.
Morfessa - a master of great wisdom who lived in Falias, onoe of the cities that the Tuatha De Danann came from. He gave the Tuatha the Stone of Fal, the inauguration stone for making
a king.
Moss - shortened also can be Maurice or Morris.
Muirios - (MEER-ees) Old Irish=Muirgius: muir "sea" + gus "strength, vigor". Muirios was the name of several kings of Connacht.
Murchadh - (MUR-kha or MOOR-uh-ka) Old Irish=muir "sea" + cath "warrior." Name of several early kings and warriors.
Murtagh - variant of Murdock. Murtaugh.

Naoise - son of Uisliu and served Conchobhar mac Ness, King of the Ulaidh; hell in love with Deirdre, who was promised to the king, and had to flee for his life. When they returned
under a promise of forgiveness, Naoise was ambushed and killed. Naoisi.
Nechtan - husband of the goddess Boann and keeper of a magic well of knowledge which had nine hazel trees around it.
Nemhglan - the bird-like being who was teh father of Conaire Mess Buachalla by a human woman.
Niall - (NEE-AL)(Celt) "champion"; or From the Old Irish poss. derived from nel "cloud." King Niall Noigiallach of Tara founded Ui Neill dynasty and ancestor to the O'Neills and Scotland's
MacNeils. Neal, Neil, Neill, Nyle, Nealy, Niallán (NEE-a-lahn).
Nuada - a god known in both Ireland and Wales; he lost his hand in battle and had to step down as king of the Tuatha De Danann, since they demanded that a king be perfect. He wore a
flexible silver hand made by Dian Cecht, until Miach and Airmid replaced the physical hand by magic.

O'Neil - "son of Neil."
Oengus - variant of Aonghus. Aengus.
Ogma - known as Sun-GFace and Honey-Mouthed, siilar to the Greek hero Hercules. He caried a huge club and was the champion of the Tuatha De Danann. Legend says he created the
Ogham script alphabet.
Oisin - (oh-SHEEN) Old Irish=oisin "fawn" or "deer." Finn mac Cumhaill's son, was poet of the Fiana. Two saints by this name (Oissine). Oissine, Ossian.
Oran - (OHR-an) from odran, Old Irish word for "otter." Saint Odran is patron of Waterford.
Oscar - (OHS-car) Old Irish=os "deer", prob. meaning "one who loves deer"; or "warrior." Legendary warrior, grandson of Finn mac Cumhaill.

Padraig - (PAH-drig or PAH-dreek) from Latin Patricius "noble." Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, was the first successful Christian missionary on the island. Patrick has only been a
given name of children since 1700; considered too sacred earlier, children were given names Gilla Patraic "servant of Patrick" or Mael Patraic "devotee of Patraic." Padhraig, Paddy,
Padraic, Patraig, Patrick.
Patterson - Irish version of "son of Pat."
Phelan - from a word meaning "wolf"; variant of Faolan.
Piaras - (PEER-as or PEE-a-ras) "stone"; Irish= Peter, from French-Norman name Piers. Perais, Ferus, Pierce.
Piran - "prayer"; the Irish saint of miners had this name.

Quigley - from a word meaning "from the maternal side."
Quillan - "cub." Quillon.
Quinn - Irish variant of Conn, and the old spelling Cuinn.

Raegan - "little king." Reagan, Reegen, Regan.
Rafer - from a word meaning "rich, prosperous." Raffer, Rafferty.
Ragallach - king of Connacht, he abandoned his infant daughter because of a prophecy that he would die at his daughter's hand.
Reamonn - (RAY-moon) Irish= Raymond.
Regan - see Raegan. Riagan.
Rian - (REE-an) Dim. of Old Irish ri "king." Old first name is the source of surname Ryan, since adopted as a first name in N. America. Rigan, Rigan (REE-an).
Riddock - "smooth field." Reidhachadh, Riddoc.
Riocárd - (REE-kard)(OGer) "powerful ruler"; Irish= Richard, brought by the Normans. Richard, Risteard (REESH-tyard).
Riordan - (REER-dawn) Old Irish=rigbarddan "royal poet."
Roarke - "famous ruler." Roark, Ruarc, Ruark, Rorke, Ruaidhri, Rourke.
Rogan - "red-headed." Ruadhagan, Rowe, Rowen, Rowyn, Rowin, Rowan, Ruadhan.
Rónán - (ROH-nawn) Old Irish=ron "seal" + dim. suffix -an; or "a pledge." Ten saints, including Ronan of Lough Derg and Ronan of Lismore had this name. Ronan.
Ross - (RAWS) from Old Irish ros "promontory." Popular; borne by kings, heroes, saints. Ross MacMahon, Archbishop of Armagh was an opponent of Cromwell.
Ruadan - (ROO-an) Old Irish=ruad "red-haired." Son of Bress and Brighid, and fought with the Fomorians against the Tuatha De Danann. Ruadhan, Rhodan.
Ruarc - (ROO-ark) Old Irish=arg "champion, hero", and source of surname O'Rourke. Anglicized Rourke.
Ruairi - (ROO-e-ree) Old Irish=name Ruaidri: ruad "red" + re "king." Ruaidre Ua Conchobair, last high king of Ireland died in died in 1170. Ruaidhri, Rory.
Ruarc - (ROO-ark) derived from the surname O'Rourke, from arg "champion, hero."
Ryan - "little king." Rhyan, Ryne, Rian.

Saoirse - "freedom" or "liberty"; male or female name.
Scanlon - "little trapper."
Séafra - (SHEE-a-fra or SHE-fra) "God's peace"; Irish= Jeffrey, brought by the Normans. Sheary, Geoffrey, Seafraid, Seathrun.
Séamas - (SHAY-muhs or SHEE-a-mus) from James (H); "the supplanter, one who supplants." Seamus, Seumus, Shemus, Shamus.
Seán - (SHAWN) "God's gracious gift"; Irish= John, der. from Norman French name Jehan. Shaun, Shane, Sion, Shawn, Seaghan (SEE-a-gun).
Seanán - (SHAW-nawn or SHAH-nan) Old Irish=sen "ancient." Seanan was the name of 20 Irish saints, including Saint Senan of Iniscathy. Shannon, Senan, Sinon.
Semias - master of wisdom from Murias, one of the four cities the Tuatha De Danann came from; he gave his cauldron Undry to the Dagda.
Setanta - birth name of the warrior Cu Chulainn.
Shanley - "small", or "ancient." Seanlaoch.
Sierra - "black."
Sithchean - a druid who disguised himself as a smith and tested all the sons of the King of Tara to see who was fit to be the next king; only Niall completed the test satisfactorily.
Skelly - "storyteller"; might be from Viking influence and their word for bard, skald.
Sleibhin - (SLE-veen) Old Irish=sleib "mountain", meaning "mountain man" or "man of the mountain." Saint Slebine was abbot of Iona in Scotland in the 8th C. Slevin.
Sloan - "warrior." Sloane.
Somhairle - Irish version of Normans name meaning "summer-farer" or "summer wanderer."
Strahan - "minstrel." Sruthan, Strachan.
Struthers - from a word meaning "brook." Sruthair.
Sualtam - husband of Dechtire and foster-father of Cu Chulainn. His severed head warned men of Ulster about the attack by Maeve.
Suibhne - (SHEEV-ne) Old Irish=Suibne, of several early saints and kings. King Suibne Gelt (Mad Sweeney) went insane at the battle of Mag Rath in 637 as a result of a curse put
upon him by a saint he had insulted. Spent the rest of his life living in trees and composing nature poetry. Sweeney.

Tarlach - (TAHR-lak) "abettor" or "instigator." Old Irish=Tairdelbach, prob. meaning "one who assists or aids." Popular during Middle Ages. Two kings: Tairdelbach, King of
Munster, and Tairdelbach O'Connor, King of Ireland. Tairdelbach, Toirdhealbhach, Turlough..
Tiarnach - (TEER-nahk) Old Irish=Tigernach, from tigerna "lord, superior, chief." Name of several saints, including Saint Tigernach of Clones. Tierney
Tiarnan - (TEER-nawn) Old Irish=Tigernan: tigerna "lord, superior, chief" + dim. -an. Popular in early and medieval Ireland; name of several kings and saints, including Saint Tigernan
of County Mayo. Tier, Tighearnach, Tiernan.
Tigernach - from tigern "lord." Tighearnach, Tiarnach.
Tigernan - from tigern "lord." Tighearnan, Tiarnan.
Tomey - (TA-mahs) Irish= Thomas. Tomas.
Tormey - Irish adaption of the Viking god Thor, "thunder spirit." Tormaigh.
Torn - Irish version of Torrence. Toran.
Treasach - (TRAH-sak) Old Irish=Tressach "fierce, warlike." Tracy.
Trevor - "prudent." Trev, Treabhar.
Troy - from a word meanings "foot soldier."
Tulley - "at peace with God." Taicligh.
Tynan - from the word "dark."
Tyrone - (teer-OHN) Old Irish=tir "land" + Eoghain "of Eoghan" (man's name). Name of a County in Northern Ireland and used as a first name.



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Here's the link also for both male and female Irish names. Hope that helps. Sorry I did not provide that before..........bad me! bag.gif

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Some of the female names have such a nice ring to them. Makes me ALMOST want a daughter. rolleyes.gif wallbash.gif
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QUOTE (A Shrule Egan @ Mar 12 2004, 02:26 AM)
Some of the female names have such a nice ring to them. Makes me ALMOST want a daughter. rolleyes.gif wallbash.gif

Almost! biggrin.gif Let me tell you this, they are wonderful, they may drive you crazy at times, but having them in your life is worth it all. Even when they leave and decide to have their own families, it's ok, because they bring those little bundles of joy in for you to love and spoil. Then it's pay back time! wink.gif

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QUOTE (CelticRose @ Mar 11 2004, 06:22 PM)
Here's the link also for both male and female Irish names. Hope that helps. Sorry I did not provide that before..........bad me! bag.gif

http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bj333/HomePage.boys.html

errr.....
may you find out the Irish variation of Matt or Matthew
I'd like to adapt an Irish name, but I don't want to add a new
I'd prefer to adept a variation

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Go raibh míle maith agat, CelticRose.
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QUOTE (deilf @ Mar 17 2004, 05:40 PM)
Go raibh míle maith agat, CelticRose.

Hey! deilf! Since I don't speak Irish! Could you translate that for me? Thanks! biggrin.gif
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