Daireann: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Daireann is an Irish girl's name meaning “fruitful, bountiful.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Fruitful, bountiful
- Gender
- Girl
- English forms
- Darina
How do you pronounce Daireann?
Daireann is pronounced DAR-rawn. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Daireann mean?
Meaning “fruitful, bountiful.” In legend, Daireann, a beautiful young woman, fell in love with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), a man with many wives. She asked to be his only wife for a year – and then to have the half of his time after that.
How popular is Daireann in Ireland?
Daireann is rare in Ireland. Since 1964, fewer than three baby girls a year have been registered with the name, so it doesn't appear in the Central Statistics Office's baby name tables.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 and its girls' names table.
Daireann in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Daireann, letter by letter.
- DDair, oak
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- RRuis, elder
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Daireann
Questions about Daireann
- How do you pronounce Daireann?
- Daireann is pronounced DAR-rawn. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Daireann mean?
- Daireann means “fruitful, bountiful.”
- Is Daireann a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Daireann is a girl's name.
- What is Daireann in English?
- The English form of Daireann is Darina.
- Is Daireann a rare name?
- Yes. Fewer than three girls a year are registered as Daireann in Ireland, too few to appear in the Central Statistics Office's tables.