Irish Names Starting with P

From the Latin patricius “nobly born.” The patron saint of Ireland, it is hard to differentiate between fact and myth.

Páidí is a pet form of Pádraig, the Irish form of Patrick, which comes from the Latin Patricius, “nobly born” or “of the patrician class.” Rev.

Patrick in Irish is Padraig, pronounced PAW-drig, meaning “nobly born.”

Peadar is the Irish form of Peter, used in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

Comes from the Norman French name “Piers” and is still very popular as it is given to honor Patrick Pearse, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916 when Ireland won its independence from England.

Peter in Irish is Peadar, pronounced PAD-ar, meaning “the rock.”

Phelan in Irish is Faolan, pronounced FWAIL-awn, meaning “wolf.”

Phelim in Irish is Feidhelm, pronounced FAIL-im, meaning “ever good.”

The Irish form of Francis, a name originating from the figure of St. Francis of Assisi.