E Names – Irish names starting with E

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

Eachna

Meaning of the Irish name Eachna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eachna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From each meaning “steed, horse.” The daughter of a king of the Irish province of Connacht, she was renowned for both her beauty and her fashion sense. “A smock of royal silk she had next to her skin, over that an outer tunic of soft silk and around her a hooded mantle of crimson fastened on her breast with a golden brooch.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eachna PRONUNCIATION: eack + na” ENGLISH: … Read more

Ealga

Meaning of the Irish name Ealga. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ealga so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: “noble, brave.” The poetic name for Ireland, Innis Ealga, means “The Noble Isle.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Ealga PRONUNCIATION: ale + ga” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ealga and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ealga:Play Audio for Ealga 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 … Read more

Eavan

Meaning of the name Eavan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eavan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: aoibhinn ”pleasant, beautiful sheen, of radiant beauty.” Often interpreted as “little Eve.” One Aoibheann was the mother of St. Enda of Aran who died c. 530 AD. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eavan Aoibheann PRONUNCIATION: eve + een” ENGLISH: Eavan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eavan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Eavan:Play Audio for Eavan Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what … Read more

Eibhleann

Meaning of the Irish name Eibhleann. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eibhleann so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: aoibheann “pleasant, beautiful, radiant.” “Eibhlin a Ruan” was a 17th century love-song composed by the harpist Cearbhall O’Dalaigh who used it to persuade his beloved to elope with him on her wedding day and it is still a popular piece of music at Irish weddings. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eibhleann Eibhlin PRONUNCIATION: ave + linn” or “eve + linn” ENGLISH: Eileen, Elaine AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eibhleann … Read more

Eileen

Meaning of the name Eileen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eileen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: aoibheann “pleasant, beautiful, radiant.” “Eibhlin a Ruan” was a 17th century love-song composed by the harpist Cearbhall O’Dalaigh who used it to persuade his beloved to elope with him on her wedding day and it is still a popular piece of music at Irish weddings. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eileen Eibhleann Eibhlin PRONUNCIATION: ave + linn” or “eve + linn” ENGLISH: Eileen AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eileen and read … Read more

Eimear

Meaning of the Irish name Eimear. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eimear so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: Eimear possessed the “Six Gifts of Womanhood” – “beauty, a gentle voice, sweet words, wisdom, needlework and chastity!” She was bethrothed to the warrior Cuchulainn (read the legend) when they were children and they loved each other very deeply. But Cuchulainn had “a wandering eye” and Eimear endured this, realizing “everything new is fair,” but when he made love to Fand, wife of the sea god Manannan, Eimear confronted the lovers. After seeing the … Read more

Einin

Meaning of the Irish name Einin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Einin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: A contemporary name ean + the diminutive -in means “little bird.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Einin PRONUNCIATION: a + neen” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Einin and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Einin:Play Audio for Einin 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 … Read more

Eithne

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Eithne How do you pronounce Irish name Eithne? What does the Irish name Eithne mean? Eithne means “kernel of a nut or seed” but it may also be related to Aidan meaning “little fire.” There are at least nine St. Eithnes. One 6th century St. Eithne was the mother of St. Columba. Before the birth of her son an angel appeared to her displaying a beautifully colored cloak covered with wonderful flowers. When she reached for the cloak it rose into the air, and spreading out, floated over land and sea … Read more

Elaine

Meaning of the name Elaine. Listen and learn how to pronounce Elaine so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: aoibheann “pleasant, beautiful, radiant.” “Eibhlin a Ruan” was a 17th century love-song composed by the harpist Cearbhall O’Dalaigh who used it to persuade his beloved to elope with him on her wedding day and it is still a popular piece of music at Irish weddings. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Elaine Eibhleann Eibhlin PRONUNCIATION: ave + linn” or “eve + linn” ENGLISH: Elaine AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Elaine and read … Read more

Elizabeth

Meaning of the name Elizabeth. Listen and learn how to pronounce Elizabeth so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Form of Isabel which is a Spanish form of the Hebrew nameElisheba, meaning “God is my oath.” Forms of Elizabeth have always been popular throughout the Celtic world. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Elizabeth Sibeal PRONUNCIATION: shib + ale” ENGLISH: Elizabeth AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Elizabeth and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Elizabeth:Play Audio for Elizabeth Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names … Read more

Ena

Meaning of the name Ena. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ena so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine of the name Aidan meaning “little fire.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Ena Aednat PRONUNCIATION: ey + nit” ENGLISH: Ena AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ena and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ena:Play Audio for Ena 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

Enat

Meaning of the name Enat. Listen and learn how to pronounce Enat so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine of the name Aidan meaning “little fire.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Enat Aednat PRONUNCIATION: ey + nit” ENGLISH: Enat AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Enat and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Enat:Play Audio for Enat 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

Enda

Meaning of the Irish name Enda. Listen and learn how to pronounce Enda so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: ean means “bird” and suggests “birdlike” or “freedom of spirit.” St. Enda was a sixth-century monk associated with the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. The name is used for boys and girls. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Enda PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Enda and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Enda:Play Audio for Enda Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: … Read more

Enya

Meaning of the name Enya. Listen and learn how to pronounce Enya so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: eithne means “kernel of a nut or seed” but it may also be related to Aidan meaning “little fire.” There are at least nine St. Eithnes. One 6th century St. Eithne was the mother of St. Columba. Before the birth of her son an angel appeared to her displaying a beautifully colored cloak covered with wonderful flowers. When she reached for the cloak it rose into the air, and spreading out, floated over land and sea … Read more

Eamon

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Eamon How do you pronounce Irish name Eamon? What does Eamon mean? Is the Irish form of Old English ead “rich” + mund “guardian”, and implies “guardian of the riches”. In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973. What is the Gender for the Irish name Eamon? Boy | Male Is Eamon a boy or girl name? Eamon is traditionally given to a boy. How do you spell Eamon in Irish? It is spelled … Read more

Etain

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Etain How do you pronounce Irish name Etain? What does the Irish name Etain mean? Etain comes from et meaning “jealousy”. Etain surpassed all other women of her time in beauty and gentleness and thus was an object of jealousy herself. When the fairy king Midir fell in love with her his wife, Fuamnach, transformed Etain into a scarlet fly that was blown over the ocean for seven years. When she was finally able to return to Ireland she fell into a glass of wine which was drunk by a woman … Read more

Edmond

Meaning of the name Edmond. Listen and learn how to pronounce Edmond so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Is the Irish form of Old English ead “”rich”” + mund “”guardian””, and implies “”guardian of the riches.”” In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Edmond Eamon Eamonn PRONUNCIATION: “aim + an” ENGLISH: Edmond AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Edmond and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for … Read more

Eva

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Eva VIDEO OF HOW TO PRONOUCE Eva (Aoife in Irish): What is the meaning and origin of Eva? Beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Eva or Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn’s (read the legend) only son, Connlach. Aoife Dearg (“Red Aoife”) was a daughter of a king of Connacht who had her marriage arranged by St. Patrick himself. In 2003 Aoife was the third most popular Irish girls name for babies in Ireland What is the Gender for the Irish name Eva? Girl | … Read more

Edmund

Meaning of the name Edmund. Listen and learn how to pronounce Edmund so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Is the Irish form of Old English ead “”rich”” + mund “”guardian””, and implies “”guardian of the riches.”” In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Edmund Eamon Eamonn PRONUNCIATION: “aim + an” ENGLISH: Edmund AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Edmund and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for … Read more

Eveleen

Meaning of the name Eveleen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eveleen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: A name thought to have Norman roots that means “wished-for” or “longed-for child.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eveleen Aibhlinn Aibhilin PRONUNCIATION: ave + leen” ENGLISH: Eveleen AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eveleen and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Eveleen:Play Audio for Eveleen 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

Eirnin

Meaning of the Irish name Eirnin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eirnin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”iron.”” The name is often linked with Ernest, a Germanic word meaning “”vigor.”” The name of sixteen Irish saints, St. Eirnin is the patron saint of Tory, an island off the coast of County Donegal. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Eirnin PRONUNCIATION: “”air + nin”” ENGLISH: Ernan, Ernest AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eirnin and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Eirnin:Play Audio for Eirnin Back to … Read more

Eveline

Meaning of the name Eveline. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eveline so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: A name thought to have Norman roots that means “wished-for” or “longed-for child.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Eveline Aibhlinn Aibhilin PRONUNCIATION: ave + leen” ENGLISH: Eveline AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Eveline and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Eveline:Play Audio for Eveline 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

Emmet

Meaning of the Irish name Emmet. Listen and learn how to pronounce Emmet so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: The name is given to boys as a mark of respect to the great Irish orator and patriot Robert Emmet who was a leader of the unsuccessful 1798 rebellion against the British. He was captured on August 25, 1803 and tried for high treason and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. When asked if he had any thing to say in response to this sentence Emmet gave what is considered to be one … Read more

Evelyn

Meaning of the name Evelyn. Listen and learn how to pronounce Evelyn so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: A name thought to have Norman roots that means “wished-for” or “longed-for child.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Evelyn Aibhlinn Aibhilin PRONUNCIATION: ave + leen” ENGLISH: Evelyn AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Evelyn and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Evelyn:Play Audio for Evelyn 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

Enda

Meaning of the Irish name Enda. Listen and learn how to pronounce Enda so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: ean meaning “”bird”” and suggests “”birdlike”” or “”freedom of spirit.”” A soldier and a prince Enda was converted by his sister, Saint Fanchea. He renounced his dreams of conquest and decided to marry one of the girls in his sister’s convent. When his financé died suddenly the night before their wedding, he surrendered his throne and a life of worldly glory to become a monk. He made a pilgrimage to Rome and was ordained … Read more

Ennis

Meaning of the Irish name Ennis. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ennis so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Comes from inis “”island.”” Ennis, a town in County Clare is situated on an island between two streams of the River Fergus. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Ennis PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ennis and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ennis:Play Audio for Ennis Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover 15 Lucky Irish Baby Names For … Read more

Eoghan

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Eoghan How do you pronounce Irish name Eoghan? What does the Irish name Eoghan mean? Comes from an old Irish word and means “born of the yew tree.” In Northern Ireland the name Eoghan is found in Tir Eoghan, County Tyrone or “The Land of Eoghan” and is often accompanied by Roe in memory of the Irish patriot Eoghan Roe (“Red Eoghan”) O’Neill who won a great battle over the British at Benburb in 1646. What is the Gender for the Irish name Eoghan? Boy | Male Is Ciaran a boy or … Read more

Ernan

Meaning of the name Ernan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ernan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”iron.”” The name is often linked with Ernest, a Germanic word meaning “”vigor.”” The name of sixteen Irish saints, St. Eirnin is the patron saint of Tory, an island off the coast of County Donegal. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Ernan Eirnin PRONUNCIATION: “air + nin” ENGLISH: Ernan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ernan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ernan:Play Audio for Ernan Back to Irish Boy … Read more

Ernest

Meaning of the name Ernest. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ernest so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”iron.”” The name is often linked with Ernest, a Germanic word meaning “”vigor.”” The name of sixteen Irish saints, St. Eirnin is the patron saint of Tory, an island off the coast of County Donegal. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Ernest Eirnin PRONUNCIATION: “air + nin” ENGLISH: Ernest AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ernest and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ernest:Play Audio for Ernest Back to Irish Boy … Read more

Eugene

Meaning of the name Eugene. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eugene so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Comes from an old Irish word and means “”born of the yew tree.”” In Northern Ireland the name Eoghan is found in Tir Eoghan, County Tyrone or “”The Land of Eoghan”” and is often accompanied by Roe in memory of the Irish patriot Eoghan Roe (“”Red Eoghan””) O””Neill who won a great battle over the British at Benburb in 1646. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Eugene Eoghan PRONUNCIATION: “o + in” ENGLISH: Eugene AUDIO: (Listen to … Read more