B Names – Irish names starting with B

View the meaning and learn how pronounce Irish baby names starting with B. Each B name has spoken audio so you can listen as names that start with B are read and get the correct pronunciation and meaning.

Bairre

Meaning of the name Bairre. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bairre so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”fair-haired,”” the name has been popular since the sixth century when St. Finbar came to an area of Cork that was being tormented by a serpent. The people begged him to do something to help them. One night he went to where the serpent was sleeping and sprinkled it with holy water. The angry serpent tore and devoured the land until she slithered into the sea at Cork Harbor. The track she left behind filled … Read more

Barra

Meaning of the name Barra. Listen and learn how to pronounce Barra so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”fair-haired,”” the name has been popular since the sixth century when St. Finbar came to an area of Cork that was being tormented by a serpent. The people begged him to do something to help them. One night he went to where the serpent was sleeping and sprinkled it with holy water. The angry serpent tore and devoured the land until she slithered into the sea at Cork Harbor. The track she left behind filled … Read more

Barry

Meaning of the name Barry. Listen and learn how to pronounce Barry so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”fair-haired,”” the name has been popular since the sixth century when St. Finbar came to an area of Cork that was being tormented by a serpent. The people begged him to do something to help them. One night he went to where the serpent was sleeping and sprinkled it with holy water. The angry serpent tore and devoured the land until she slithered into the sea at Cork Harbor. The track she left behind filled … Read more

Bartley

Meaning of the Irish name Bartley. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bartley so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: The name of one of the twelve apostles, it is the Irish form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew “”Son of Talmai.”” Bartley is also a derivation of the name Parthalon who was the leader of the first people to occupy Ireland after the Biblical flood, about 2,800 BC, and who, according to legend, brought agriculture to their new homeland. As such it is not really an Irish name although it was in relatively common … Read more

Bert

Meaning of the name Bert. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bert so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: The name of one of the twelve apostles, it is the Irish form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew “”Son of Talmai.”” Bartley is also a derivation of the name Parthalon who was the leader of the first people to occupy Ireland after the Biblical flood, about 2,800 BC, and who, according to legend, brought agriculture to their new homeland. As such it is not really an Irish name although it was in relatively common usage in … Read more

Bertie

Meaning of the name Bertie. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bertie so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: The name of one of the twelve apostles, it is the Irish form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew “”Son of Talmai.”” Bartley is also a derivation of the name Parthalon who was the leader of the first people to occupy Ireland after the Biblical flood, about 2,800 BC, and who, according to legend, brought agriculture to their new homeland. As such it is not really an Irish name although it was in relatively common usage in … Read more

Bradan

Meaning of the Irish name Bradan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bradan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Comes from the word bradan meaning “”a salmon”” in Irish and the bradan feasa, the “”Salmon of Knowledge”” (read the legend) is central to the tales of Fionn MacCool (read the legend). GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Bradan PRONUNCIATION: “”bray + dawn”” ENGLISH: Braden AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Bradan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Bradan:Play Audio for Bradan Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular … Read more

Braden

Meaning of the name Braden. Listen and learn how to pronounce Braden so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Comes from the word bradan meaning “”a salmon”” in Irish and the bradan feasa, the “”Salmon of Knowledge”” (read the legend) is central to the tales of Fionn MacCool (read the legend). GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Braden Bradan PRONUNCIATION: “bray + dawn” ENGLISH: Braden AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Braden and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Braden:Play Audio for Braden Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish … Read more

Brandan

Meaning of the name Brandan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brandan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly a thousand … Read more

Brandon

Meaning of the name Brandon. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brandon so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly a thousand … Read more

Breandan

Meaning of the Irish name Breandan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Breandan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly … Read more

Brendan

Meaning of the name Brendan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brendan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly a thousand … Read more

Brian

Meaning of the Irish name Brian. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brian so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From brigh “”high, noble, strong.”” This is one of the most widespread Irish names ever, in honour of the most revered High King of Ireland, Brian Boru (read the legend) who defeated an army of invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 but died of wounds he received in the battle. Kincora – a poem by James Clarence Mangan (translated). GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Brian PRONUNCIATION: “”bree + an”” ENGLISH: Brian (pron. “”bry … Read more

Barbara

Meaning of the name Barbara. Listen and learn how to pronounce Barbara so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Anglicized as Barbara. May come from gorm “illustrious” or “splendid” and flaith “queen, princess.” Lady Gormlaith, a legendary beauty, was queen of the Danes in Ireland as wife of Olaf, The Viking leader of Dublin; later she was wife of Malachy II, king of Ulster and finally married Brian Boru (read the legend), king of Munster and later king of all Ireland. Her three sons, Sitric, Murdach and Donough continued to rule Ireland after The Battle … Read more

Beibhinn

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Beibhinn How do you pronounce Irish name Beibhinn? What does the Irish name Beibhinn mean? A blend of bean “woman, lady” and finn ”fair, white” originally described Viking women. Brian Boru’s (read the legend) mother was called Beibhinn and he named his daughter for her. In legend, the golden-haired giantess Beibhinn sought sanctuary with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) so she would not have to marry the giant “Hugh The Splendid”. What is the Gender for the Irish name Beibhinn? Girl | Female Is Beibhinn a girls name? Yes, Beibhinn is traditionally given to … Read more

Bevan

Meaning of the name Bevan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bevan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: A blend of bean ”woman, lady” and finn ”fair, white” originally described Viking women. Brian Boru‘s (read the legend) mother was called Beibhinn and he named his daughter for her. In legend, the golden-haired giantess Beibhinn sought sanctuary with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) so she would not have to marry the giant “Hugh The Splendid.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Bevan Beibhinn PRONUNCIATION: be + veen” ENGLISH: Bevan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce … Read more

Bevin

Meaning of the name Bevin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Bevin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: A blend of bean ”woman, lady” and finn ”fair, white” originally described Viking women. Brian Boru‘s (read the legend) mother was called Beibhinn and he named his daughter for her. In legend, the golden-haired giantess Beibhinn sought sanctuary with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) so she would not have to marry the giant “Hugh The Splendid.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Bevin Beibhinn PRONUNCIATION: be + veen” ENGLISH: Bevin AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce … Read more

Blathnaid

Blathnaid pronunciation, meaning and origin of the Irish girls name. How do you pronounce the Irish girls name Blathnaid? What does the Irish name Blathnaid mean? Blath means “flower, blossom”. In legend, Blaithnaid, the reluctant wife of Curai Mac Daire, loved Cuchulainn (read the legend), her husband’s rival. She revealed the secret entrance to her husband’s fortress to him by milking her cow and letting the milk run down the hill into a stream. Cuchulainn followed the stream, raided the fortress and rescued Blathnaid. What is the gender for the Irish name Blathnaid? Girl | Female Is Blathnaid a girls name? Yes, … Read more

Branna

Meaning of the Irish name Branna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Branna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From bran ”raven,” a way of saying “beauty with hair as dark as a raven.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Branna Brannagh PRONUNCIATION: bran + na” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Branna and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Branna:Play Audio for Branna Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover 15 Lucky Irish Baby Names For Your Little One! … Read more

Briana

Meaning of the Irish name Briana. Listen and learn how to pronounce Briana so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: “noble, virtuous.” The feminine of Brian. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Briana Brianna PRONUNCIATION: bree + a + na” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Briana and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Briana:Play Audio for Briana Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover 15 Lucky Irish Baby Names For Your Little One! The Irish Post – features … Read more

Brigid

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Brigid How To Pronounce Brigid? What is the meaning and origin of Brigid? The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue” epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigid’s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem … Read more

Brigit

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Brigit How To Pronounce Brigit? What is the meaning and origin of Brigit? The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue” epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigid’s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem … Read more

Brona

Meaning of the name Brona. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brona so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Though rooted in bronach ”sad, sorrowful” St. Bronagh must have been a popular figure in her home area of County Down where her bell is venerated because so many girls in that area are named for her now as they have been for over 1000 years. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Brona Bronagh PRONUNCIATION: bro + nah” ENGLISH: Brona AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Brona and read along with the meaning) Back to … Read more

Bronagh

Bronagh pronunciation, meaning and origin of the Irish girls name. How do you pronounce the Irish girls name Bronagh? What does the Irish name Bronagh mean? Though rooted in bronach “sad, sorrowful” St. Bronagh must have been a popular figure in her home area of County Down where her bell is venerated because so many girls in that area are named for her now as they have been for over 1000 years. What is the gender for the Irish name Bronagh? Girl | Female Is Bronagh a girls name? Yes, Bronagh is traditionally given to a girl. How do you spell Bronagh … Read more