K Names – Irish names starting with K

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

Kaitlin

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the Irish name Kaitlin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kaitlin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: These are recent spellings of the name Caitlin. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kaitlin Kaitlyn Kaytlin PRONUNCIATION: kate + linn” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kaitlin and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kaitlin:Play Audio for Kaitlin Back to Irish … Read more

Kalin

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kalin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kalin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: caol ”slender” and fionn ”white, fair, pure.” Several saints were Caoilainn and one was described as “a pious lady who quickly won the esteem and affection of her sister nuns by her exactness to every duty, as also by her sweet temper, gentle, confiding disposition and unaffected piety.” GENDER: Girl | Female … Read more

Karan

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Karan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Karan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From the Gaelic cara + the diminutive -in meaning “little friend or little beloved.” Caireann Chasdubh (“Cairenn of the Dark Curly Hair”) was the mother of the legendary warrior Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) and thus was the maternal ancestor of the high kings of Ireland. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: … Read more

Karen

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Kathleen

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Keela

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Keelin

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Keera

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Keera. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keera so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine form of Ciaran, from the Irish ciar meaning “dark” and implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” St. Ciara was a distinguished seventh-century figure who established a monastery at Kilkeary in County Tipperary. It was the fourth most popular baby girl name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Girl | Female … Read more

Keeva

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Keira

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Kerry

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Kane

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Keva

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Keva. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keva so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From caomh ”gentle, beautiful, precious.” The same root as Kevin, the name has become very popular in Ireland with the original Irish spelling. In 2003 it was the twelfth most popular Irish girl name for baby girls. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keva Caoimhe PRONUNCIATION: kee + va” ENGLISH: Keva AUDIO: (Listen … Read more

Kean

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kean. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kean so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From cian “”ancient, enduring.”” In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. … Read more

Kira

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kira. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kira so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine form of Ciaran, from the Irish ciar meaning “dark” and implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” St. Ciara was a distinguished seventh-century figure who established a monastery at Kilkeary in County Tipperary. It was the fourth most popular baby girl name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Girl | Female … Read more

Keane

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Keane. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keane so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From cian “”ancient, enduring.”” In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. … Read more

Kyna

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the Irish name Kyna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kyna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From cion “love, affection, esteem.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kyna PRONUNCIATION: key + na” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kyna and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kyna:Play Audio for Kyna Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: … Read more

Keevan

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Keevan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keevan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: In Irish cabhan means “”grassy hill”” or “”hollow”” and is the name of the Ulster county Cavan. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Keevan Cabhan PRONUNCIATION: “kav + an” ENGLISH: Keevan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keevan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Keevan:Play Audio … Read more

Keiran

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Keiran. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keiran so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to … Read more

Kenneth

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kenneth. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kenneth so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: coinneach “”attractive person,”” “”pleasant person.”” A sixth-century Irish missionary St. Canice founded churches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As Coinneach he gave his name to the town of Kilkenny, Cill Coinneach “”Coinneach’s Church.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kenneth Canice Coinneach PRONUNCIATION: “can + iss” or “ko + in + ock” … Read more

Kenny

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kenny. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kenny so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: coinneach “”attractive person,”” “”pleasant person.”” A sixth-century Irish missionary St. Canice founded churches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As Coinneach he gave his name to the town of Kilkenny, Cill Coinneach “”Coinneach’s Church.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kenny Canice Coinneach PRONUNCIATION: “can + iss” or “ko + in + ock” … Read more

Kevan

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kevan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kevan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: In Irish cabhan means “”grassy hill”” or “”hollow”” and is the name of the Ulster county Cavan. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kevan Cabhan PRONUNCIATION: “kav + an” ENGLISH: Kevan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kevan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kevan:Play Audio … Read more

Kevin

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the Irish name Kevin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kevin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Means “”gentle child”” or “”well born.”” St. Kevin founded a great monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow in the seventh century. Noted as a man who wasn’t always comfortable in the company of other human beings, he was very much at home with the animals. One story … Read more

Kieran

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kieran. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kieran so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to … Read more

Kieron

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Kieron. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kieron so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to … Read more

Killian

Create Your Baby Registry Honor tradition and make it easy for loved ones to celebrate your little one. Start your Irish-inspired baby registry today. Start Your Registry Meaning of the name Killian. Listen and learn how to pronounce Killian so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: cille means “”associated with the church.”” One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert … Read more