Here is a collection of Irish names for boys and girls, each with its meaning, pronunciation, and English equivalent where applicable. These names Highlight the beauty and cultural richness of traditional Irish naming practices.
BOY NAMES
A
Aidan (AY-dan) – Means “little fire.” English equivalent: Aidan.
Ailill (AL-yil) – Means “elf” or “noble.”
Aodhán (AY-dawn) – Diminutive of Aodh, meaning “little fire.” English equivalent: Aidan.
Ardghal (ARD-uhl) – Means “high valor.”
B
Barry (BA-ree) – Means “spear.” English equivalent: Barry.
Breandán (BREN-dawn) – Means “descendant of Braonán” or “prince.” English equivalent: Brendan.
Brian (BRY-en) – Means “noble” or “high.” English equivalent: Brian.
C
Cairbre (KAR-bra) – Means “charioteer.”
Cathal (KA-hal) – Means “battle ruler.” English equivalent: Charles.
Cian (KEE-an) – Means “ancient” or “enduring.”
Ciarán (KEER-an) – Means “little dark one.” English equivalent: Kieran.
Colm (KUL-um) – Means “dove.” English equivalent: Columba.
Conall (KUN-al) – Means “strong wolf” or “high and mighty.”
Cormac (KOR-mak) – Means “charioteer” or “son of defilement.”
Cuán (KOO-awn) – Means “little wolf” or “little hound.”
D
Daire (DAH-ra) – Means “fruitful” or “fertile.” English equivalent: Dara.
Darragh (DA-ra) – Means “oak tree.” English equivalent: Darragh.
Diarmuid (DEER-mid) – Means “free from envy.” English equivalent: Dermot.
Dónal (DOH-nal) – Means “world mighty.” English equivalent: Donald.
Donnacha (DOH-nah-kah) – Means “brown-haired warrior.” English equivalent: Donagh.
E
Éanna (AY-na) – Means “bird-like” or “freedom.” English equivalent: Enda.
Eoghan (OH-en) – Means “born of the yew tree.” English equivalent: Owen or Eugene.
Eoin (OH-in) – Means “God is gracious.” English equivalent: John.
F
Fergal (FER-gal) – Means “brave” or “valiant.”
Fiachra (FEE-akh-ra) – Means “raven.”
Finn (FIN) – Means “fair” or “white.” English equivalent: Finn.
Fionnán (FYUN-awn) – Diminutive of Fionn, meaning “little fair one.”
G
Gearóid (GAR-odh) – Means “rule of the spear.” English equivalent: Gerald.
Guaire (GOO-ra) – Means “noble” or “generous.”
L
Liam (LEE-um) – Shortened form of Uilliam, meaning “resolute protector.” English equivalent: William.
Lorcan (LOR-kan) – Means “little fierce one.”
M
Malachy (MAL-a-kee) – Means “follower of St. Seachnall.” English equivalent: Malachy.
Máirtín (MAR-cheen) – Irish form of Martin, meaning “dedicated to Mars.” English equivalent: Martin.
Manus (MAN-us) – Means “great.”
Muiris (MWIR-iss) – Means “sea warrior.” English equivalent: Maurice.
O
Odhrán (OH-ran) – Means “little pale green one.” English equivalent: Oran.
Oscar (OS-kur) – Means “friend of deer” or “champion warrior.” English equivalent: Oscar.
P
Pádraig (PAW-drig) – Irish for Patrick, meaning “nobleman.” English equivalent: Patrick.
Peadar (PAD-er) – Means “rock.” English equivalent: Peter.
R
Rian (REE-an) – Means “little king.” English equivalent: Ryan.
Ruairí (ROO-ree) – Means “red king.” English equivalent: Rory.
S
Séamus (SHAY-mus) – Means “supplanter.” English equivalent: James.
Setanta (seh-TAN-ta) – The birth name of the hero Cú Chulainn.
Shane (SHAYN) – Variant of Seán, meaning “God is gracious.” English equivalent: Shane.
Sullivan (SUL-i-van) – Means “little dark-eyed one.”
T
Tadhg (TIGE) – Means “poet” or “philosopher.” English equivalent: Teague.
Tiarnán (TEER-nawn) – Means “little lord.”
U
Ultan (UL-tan) – Means “from Ulster.”
W
Wolfe (WULF) – Inspired by nature, meaning “wolf.”
Z
Zachary (ZAK-a-ree) – Used in Ireland, meaning “God has remembered.” English equivalent: Zachary.
GIRL NAMES
A
Aibhilín (AV-leen) – Means “wished-for child.” English equivalent: Evelyn.
Ailis (AY-lish) – Irish for Alice, meaning “noble.” English equivalent: Alice.
Aine (AWN-ye) – Means “brightness” or “radiance.” English equivalent: Anne.
Aoibh (EEV) – Means “beauty” or “radiance.” English equivalent: Eve.
Aoibheann (EE-van or AY-veen) – Means “beautiful sheen” or “radiance.”
Ardán (AR-dawn) – Means “high ambition.”
B
Bebhinn (BEH-vin) – Means “fair woman.” English equivalent: Bevin.
Blathnaid (BLAW-nid) – Means “little flower.” English equivalent: Florence.
Bríd (BREEJ) – Means “exalted one.” English equivalent: Bridget.
C
Cadhla (KY-lah) – Means “beautiful” or “graceful.”
Caoimhe (KWEE-va or KEE-va) – Means “gentleness” or “beauty.” English equivalent: Keeva.
Ciara (KEER-a) – Means “dark-haired.” English equivalent: Kiera.
Clíodhna (CLEE-uh-na) – Means “shapely” or “beautiful.”
Colleen (KA-LEEN) – Means “girl” or “young woman.”
D
Darina (DAR-ee-na) – Means “little fruitful one.”
Dearbhla (DAR-vla or DERV-la) – Means “daughter of the poet.” English equivalent: Derval.
Doireann (DOH-ren) – Means “sullen” or “tempest.” English equivalent: Dorren.
E
Éabha (AY-va) – Means “life” or “living.” English equivalent: Eve.
Eilís (AY-leesh) – Means “pledged to God.” English equivalent: Elizabeth.
Eimear (EE-mer) – Means “swift” or “ready.”
Eireann (AIR-en) – Means “Ireland.”
F
Fionnuala (FEE-uh-noo-lah) – Means “fair shoulders.” English equivalent: Fenella.
Fiadh (FEE-ah) – Means “wild” or “deer.”
G
Gráinne (GRAWN-ye) – Means “grain” or “love.”
I
Iona (EYE-oh-na) – Means “blessed” or “island.”
Íde (EE-da) – Means “thirst” or “work.” English equivalent: Ida.
K
Keela (KEE-la) – Means “slender and beautiful.” English equivalent: Keela.
Kyra (KEER-ah) – A modern take on Ciara, meaning “dark-haired.”
L
Laoise (LEE-sha) – Means “radiance” or “light.” English equivalent: Louisa.
Líadan (LEE-a-dawn) – Means “grey lady.”
Lorna (LOR-na) – Modern Irish name meaning “victory.”
M
Maeve (MAYV) – Means “she who intoxicates.”
Máiréad (MAW-rayd) – Means “pearl.” English equivalent: Margaret.
Muireann (MWIR-in) – Means “sea white” or “sea fair.” English equivalent: Miriam.
Macha (MAKH-ah) – Means “plain” or “field.”
N
Niamh (NEEV or NEE-iv) – Means “radiance” or “brightness.” English equivalent: Neve.
Nora (NO-ra) – Means “honor” or “light.” English equivalent: Nora.
O
Orla (OR-la) – Means “golden princess.” English equivalent: Orlaith.
R
Róisín (ROH-sheen) – Means “little rose.” English equivalent: Rosaleen.
Róise (ROH-sheh) – Means “rose.” English equivalent: Rose.
S
Saorlaith (SEER-la) – Means “free princess.”
Saoirse (SEER-sha) – Means “freedom.”
Síle (SHEE-la) – Irish for Cecilia, meaning “musical.” English equivalent: Sheila.
Sinead (SHIN-aid) – Means “God is gracious.” English equivalent: Jane or Jean.
Siobhán (SHIV-awn) – Means “God is gracious.” English equivalent: Joan.
Sadhbh (SIVE or SAH-v) – Means “sweet” or “goodness.”
T
Tara (TAR-a) – Means “hill” or “star.”
Ú
Úna (OO-na) – Means “lamb” or “unity.” English equivalent: Una.
Z
Zaira (ZAY-ra) – Means “princess” or “flower.”
