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

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 Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden Daniel … Read more

Kalin

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 IRISH NAME: Kalin Caoilainn PRONUNCIATION: kay + linn” ENGLISH: Kalin AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kalin and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Karan

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: Karan Caireann Cairenn Ciaran PRONUNCIATION: care + in” ENGLISH: Karan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Karan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Karen

Meaning of the name Karen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Karen 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: Karen Caireann Cairenn Ciaran PRONUNCIATION: care + in” ENGLISH: Karen AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Karen and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Kathleen

Meaning of the name Kathleen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kathleen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. Revered for her courage and purity, Catherine in the Irish form, Cathleen, became such a popular name that W. B. Yeats chose it for the heroine of his 1899 play “The Countess Cathleen” which was inspired by an Irish folktale. In a time of famine the Devil offers food to the starving poor in exchange for their souls. But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. … Read more

Keela

Meaning of the Irish name Keela. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keela so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: The word cadhla means beautiful and implies “a beauty that only poetry can capture.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keela Kyla PRONUNCIATION: kee + la” “kie + la” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keela and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Keela:Play Audio for Keela Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish … Read more

Keelin

Meaning of the name Keelin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keelin 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 IRISH NAME: Keelin Caoilainn PRONUNCIATION: kay + linn” ENGLISH: Keelin AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keelin and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Keera

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 IRISH NAME: Keera Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Keera AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keera and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Keeva

Meaning of the name Keeva. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keeva 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: Keeva Caoimhe PRONUNCIATION: kee + va” ENGLISH: Keeva Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden … Read more

Keira

Meaning of the name Keira. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keira 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 IRISH NAME: Keira Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Keira AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keira and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Kerry

Meaning of the Irish name Kerry. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kerry so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: ciar means “dark” and probably implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” County Kerry means “the land of the descendant of Ciar” who was the love-child of the High King Fergus Mac Roth and the legendary Queen Maebh. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kerry PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kerry and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kerry:Play Audio for Kerry Back to Irish Girl Names Popular … Read more

Kane

Meaning of the name Kane. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kane 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. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kane Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Keva

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 to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keva and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Keva:Play Audio for Keva Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish … Read more

Kean

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. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kean Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Kira

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 IRISH NAME: Kira Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Kira AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kira and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Keane

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. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Keane Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Kyna

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 Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden Daniel Sean Conor Dylan Niall Cian … Read more

Keevan

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 for Keevan Back to Irish Boy Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular … Read more

Keiran

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 establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Kenneth

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” ENGLISH: Kenneth AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kenneth and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kenneth:Play Audio for Kenneth Back to Irish … Read more

Kenny

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” ENGLISH: Kenny AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kenny and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Kenny:Play Audio for Kenny Back to Irish … Read more

Kevan

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 for Kevan Back to Irish Boy Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular … Read more

Kevin

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 tells that while Kevin was praying a blackbird came and nested in his hand. He remained at prayer, motionless, until the eggs had hatched. In another story, … Read more

Kieran

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 establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Kieron

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 establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Killian

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 married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that … Read more