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19 Irish Names and Their Meanings

Names of Irish origin in the NameLore dictionary, each with its meaning, pronunciation and the themes it belongs to.

  1. Aiden MasculineIrish“little fire”
  2. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”
  3. Aisling FeminineIrish“dream, vision”
  4. Brigid FeminineIrish“exalted one”
  5. Cathal MasculineIrish“battle rule”
  6. Ciara FeminineIrish“dark, black-haired”
  7. Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
  8. Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
  9. Donovan MasculineIrish“descendant of the dark one”
  10. Egan MasculineIrish“little fire”
  11. Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
  12. Kieran MasculineIrish“little dark one”
  13. Morrigan FeminineIrish“phantom queen”
  14. Murphy UnisexIrish“sea warrior”
  15. Neil MasculineIrish“cloud, or champion”
  16. Orla FeminineIrish“golden princess”
  17. Quinn UnisexIrish“descendant of Conn, a name meaning chief or intellect”
  18. Ryan MasculineIrish“little king (probable)”
  19. Saoirse FeminineIrish“freedom, liberty”