Irish Baby Names

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Irish Baby Names
Take a look below at some of the Irish Girl Names and Irish Boy Names and their meanings.

Irish baby-naming is a culture in itself, full of gorgeous and often obscure ancient names whose original bearers were kings and queens, mythological heroes and heroines, saints and fairies. The coolest Irish Baby Names at the moment are the most deeply rooted ones, spelt the original way. Names scrambling the fastest up the popularity ladder, for instance, include Fionn and Ruairí and Aoibhe (in tandem with Finn and Rory and Eve).
Names of Irish origin to choose from for a baby girl include......

Aithne - Little fiery one
Barrie - Spear
Biddy - Strong or mighty one
Brenna - Raven or raven haired
Briana - Strong
Bridget - Strong or mighty one
Brodie - Ditch
Ciara - Dark haired
Irish shamrock

Clodagh - River in Tipperary
Colleen - Girl
Deirdre - Sorrowful or raging
Doreen - Sullen
Dymphna - Eligible or white wave
Eileen - Pleasant
Eithne - Little fiery one
Ena - Little fiery one
Erin - Peace
Fenella - White shoulders
Finola - White shoulders
Grania - Love
Ita - Thirsty
Juno - Lamb
Kerry - The place of dark-haired people.
Kerrie - The place of dark-haired people.
Maeve - Intoxicating or joyous
Meave - Joy
Meriel - Bright sea
Mona - Little noble one
Muriel - Bright sea
Nigella - Champion
Nuala - White shoulders
Oonagh - Lamb
Saraid - Excellent
Sorcha - Bright
...... and a few Irish Boy Names for you to consider

Aban - A little abbot
Aiden - Little fiery one
Ahearn - Owner of horses
Ainmire - Great lord
Alan - Noble
Ardal - Highly courageous
Blaine - Thin or lean
Blair - Plain or field
Brendan - Little raven.
Brian - Strong, virtuous or honourable.
Brodie - Ditch or canal builder
baby Patrick

Brosnan - Fron Brosna or near the Brosna river
Caden - Spirit of battle
Calhoun - Narrow woods
Carney - Victorious
Cathal - Battle Mighty
Cian - Ancient
Ciaran - Black
Cillian - Strife, monastery or church
Clancy - Red warrior
Cody - Helpful person
Cormac - Charioteer or raven's son
Darcy - Dark man
Darren - dearly beloved
Declan - Son of prayer
Delano - Healthy dark man
Delany - The challenger's descendent
Dermot - Free from envy
Devlin - Misfortune
Dillon - Faithfull
Dinsdale - Settlement surrounded by a moat
Dinsmore - Fortified hill
Dolan - Dark-haired
an Irish lad

Donahue - Dark warrior
Doyle - Assembly or gathering
Dugan - Small and dark
Eagan - Firey or forceful
Eamonn - Irish version of Edmund
Egan - Small fiery one
Erin - Ireland
Farran - The land
Fergal - Man of strength
Ferris - Irish form of Peter
Finan - Little and fair
Finbar - Fair head
Fingal - Fair stranger
Fintan - White, fair or brave
Flynn - Son of a red-haired man
Galvin - Sparrow
Garrett - Irish form of Gerald
Kane - Son of Cathan
Keegan - Little fiery one
Keelin - Mighty warrior
Kieron - Little dark one
Lennon - Small cloak or cape
Lorcan - Little or fierce
Neil - Champion
Nigel - Champion
Oran - Green
Phelen - Wolf
Quinlan - Strong or well shaped
Quinn - counsel
Regen - Descendent of the little king
Reilly - Valient
Ronan - Little seal
Rowan - Little red one
Roy - Red
Trevor - Wise
Tyrone - Eoghan's land

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