Irish Baby Names With Meanings
53 names with meanings and origins.
Irish names have Gaelic roots, distinctive spellings and lovely meanings rooted in nature and legend.
Top picks
Boy · Irish · “Little fire”
Boy · Irish · “Little fire, fiery”
Girl · Irish · “Bright; shining light”
Girl · Irish · “Dream, vision”
Girl · Irish · “Beautiful, radiant”
Boy · Irish · “Prince”
Girl · Irish · “Exalted one”
Girl · Irish · “Gentle, beautiful”
Unisex · Irish · “Brave, vigilant”
Boy · Irish · “Ancient”
Girl · Irish · “Dark-haired”
Boy · Irish · “Little church; bright-headed”
Girl · Irish · “River name”
Boy · Irish · “Lover of hounds”
Boy · Irish · “Oak tree”
Boy · Irish · “Full of goodness”
Girl · Irish · “Sorrowful; the tragic heroine”
Girl · Irish · “Life”
Boy · Irish · “Wealthy protector”
Boy · Irish · “God is gracious; John”
Girl · Irish · “Ireland”
Unisex · Irish · “Fair warrior; fair hero”
Boy · Irish · “Fair, white”
Girl · Irish · “Fair, white”
Boy · Irish · “Fair, white”
Girl · Irish · “Grain; love”
Girl · Irish · “Little dark one”
Boy · Irish · “Little dark one”
Boy · Irish · “Strong-willed warrior and protector”
Boy · Irish · “Little fierce one”
Girl · Irish · “She who intoxicates”
Boy · Irish · “Champion”
Girl · Irish · “Bright, radiant”
Girl · Irish · “Honor, light”
Boy · Irish · “Little deer”
Girl · Irish · “Golden princess”
Boy · Irish · “Noble; patrician”
Boy · Irish · “Nobleman”
Unisex · Irish · “Wise, intelligent”
Girl · Irish · “Courageous, valiant”
Girl · Irish · “Little rose”
Boy · Irish · “Little seal”
Boy · Irish · “Red king”
Girl · Irish · “Sweet, goodly”
Girl · Irish · “Freedom”
Boy · Irish · “Supplanter; James”
Boy · Irish · “God is gracious”
Boy · Irish · “Old, wise”
Girl · Irish · “Old river”
Girl · Irish · “God is gracious”
Girl · Irish · “God is gracious”
Boy · Irish · “Poet; philosopher”
Girl · Irish · “Lamb; unity”
Irish naming traditions
Irish surnames with Ó ('grandson of') and Mac ('son of') show the old Gaelic patronymic system. Many Irish given names have both a Gaelic spelling and an English version, such as Seán and John, or Siobhán and Joan. The spellings follow Irish sounds, so Niamh is said 'Neev' and Caoimhe 'Kee-va'. Names of saints (Patrick, Brigid), heroes from myth (Oisín, Fionn) and nature words are common. Traditionally the eldest son was often named after his paternal grandfather.
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