Top 100 Irish Baby Names

Here are the top 100 Irish first names with their meanings and pronunciations. Looking for what to name your child? This list is a great place to start!

Siobhan

Siobhan pronunciation, meaning and origin of the Irish girls name. How do you pronounce the Irish girls name Siobhan? What does the Irish name Siobhan mean? Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.” A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish. What is the gender for the Irish name Siobhan? Girl | Female Is Siobhan a girls name? Yes, Siobhan is traditionally given to a girl. How … Read more

Saoirse

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Saoirse How To Pronounce Saoirse? What does the Irish name Saoirse mean? Irish word saoirse “freedom, liberty”. It has only been used since the 1920s and has strong patriotic overtones. It has become a very popular baby girl name in Ireland in recent years. What is the Gender for the Irish name Saoirse? Girl | Female Is Saoirse a girls name? Yes, Saoirse is traditionally given to a female. How do you spell Saoirse in Irish? It is spelled as “Saoirse”. How do you pronounce Irish name Saoirse? “sear + sha” … Read more

Aidan

Meaning of the name Aidan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aidan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by … Read more

Aiden

Meaning of the name Aiden. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aiden so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by … Read more

Alby

Meaning of the name Alby. Listen and learn how to pronounce Alby so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “”white,”” the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or … Read more

Alroy

Meaning of the Irish name Alroy. Listen and learn how to pronounce Alroy so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From rua “”red”” and would make an appropriate name for a red-headed child. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Alroy PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Alroy and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Alroy:Play Audio for Alroy Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby … Read more

Ardan

Meaning of the Irish name Ardan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ardan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From ardanach meaning “”high aspiration.”” Ardan was one of the sons of Usna who helped Deirdre escape to Scotland so that she would not be forced to marry King Conchobhar MacNessa. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Ardan PRONUNCIATION: “”are + dawn”” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ardan and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ardan:Play Audio for Ardan Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish … Read more

Barry

Meaning of the name Barry. Listen and learn how to pronounce Barry so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”fair-haired,”” the name has been popular since the sixth century when St. Finbar came to an area of Cork that was being tormented by a serpent. The people begged him to do something to help them. One night he went to where the serpent was sleeping and sprinkled it with holy water. The angry serpent tore and devoured the land until she slithered into the sea at Cork Harbor. The track she left behind filled … Read more

Aideen

Meaning of the Irish name Aideen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aideen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: Formed like Aidan from aed ”fire.” Aideen loved her husband Oscar, a grandson of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), so much that when he fell in battle she died of a broken heart. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Aideen PRONUNCIATION: ay + deen” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aideen and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Aideen:Play Audio for Aideen Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: … Read more

Ailbe

Meaning of the Irish name Ailbe. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ailbe so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “white,” the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a … Read more

Aileen

Meaning of the Irish name Aileen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aileen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: Ancient Irish name from ail ”noble.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Aileen Ailene PRONUNCIATION: ay + leen” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aileen and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Aileen:Play Audio for Aileen 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 Baby Names of Ireland! … Read more

Braden

Meaning of the name Braden. Listen and learn how to pronounce Braden so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Comes from the word bradan meaning “”a salmon”” in Irish and the bradan feasa, the “”Salmon of Knowledge”” (read the legend) is central to the tales of Fionn MacCool (read the legend). GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Braden Bradan PRONUNCIATION: “bray + dawn” ENGLISH: Braden AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Braden and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Braden:Play Audio for Braden Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish … Read more

Brandan

Meaning of the name Brandan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brandan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly a thousand … Read more

Breandan

Meaning of the Irish name Breandan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Breandan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: There are at least seventeen saints who bear the name but St. Breandan the Navigator is probably the best known. Tradition has it that he was born in County Kerry, set sail in a small boat with a group of monks in the early 6th century, visited an island inhabited by birdmen, rode on the back of a whale and was the first European to set foot on the shores of the Americas, nearly … Read more

Alby

Meaning of the name Alby. Listen and learn how to pronounce Alby so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “white,” the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or … Read more

Anna

Meaning of the name Anna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Anna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Anna Aine PRONUNCIATION: awn + ye” ENGLISH: Anna Back to Irish Girl Names … Read more

Brian

Meaning of the Irish name Brian. Listen and learn how to pronounce Brian so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From brigh “”high, noble, strong.”” This is one of the most widespread Irish names ever, in honour of the most revered High King of Ireland, Brian Boru (read the legend) who defeated an army of invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 but died of wounds he received in the battle. Kincora – a poem by James Clarence Mangan (translated). GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Brian PRONUNCIATION: “”bree + an”” ENGLISH: Brian (pron. “”bry … Read more

Aoife

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Aoife HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IRISH NAME AOIFE? What does the Irish name Aoife mean? Beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, 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 Aoife? Girl | Female Is Aoife a girls … Read more

Ashling

Meaning of the Irish name Ashling. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ashling so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From aislinge which means “a vision” or “a dream,” Aisling is the name given to a popular poetic genre from the 17th and 18th centuries in which Ireland is personified as a beautiful woman in peril. A very popular name in Ireland now. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Ashling Aislin Aislinn PRONUNCIATION: ash + ling” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ashling and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Ashling:Play … Read more

Ava

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Ava VIDEO OF HOW TO PRONOUCE Ava (Aoife in Irish)? What does the Irish name Ava mean? Beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Aoife (Ava) 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 Ava? Girl | Female Is … Read more

Barbara

Meaning of the name Barbara. Listen and learn how to pronounce Barbara so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Anglicized as Barbara. May come from gorm “illustrious” or “splendid” and flaith “queen, princess.” Lady Gormlaith, a legendary beauty, was queen of the Danes in Ireland as wife of Olaf, The Viking leader of Dublin; later she was wife of Malachy II, king of Ulster and finally married Brian Boru (read the legend), king of Munster and later king of all Ireland. Her three sons, Sitric, Murdach and Donough continued to rule Ireland after The Battle … Read more

Briana

Meaning of the Irish name Briana. Listen and learn how to pronounce Briana so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: “noble, virtuous.” The feminine of Brian. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Briana Brianna PRONUNCIATION: bree + a + na” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Briana and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Briana:Play Audio for Briana 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

Brigid

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Brigid How To Pronounce Brigid? What is the meaning and origin of Brigid? The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue” epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigid’s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem … Read more

Brigit

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Brigit How To Pronounce Brigit? What is the meaning and origin of Brigit? The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue” epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigid’s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem … Read more

Clearie

Meaning of the Irish name Clearie. Listen and learn how to pronounce Clearie so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: cliareach “”minstrel, scholar.”” A surname now used as a given name. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Clearie Cleary PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Clearie and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Clearie:Play Audio for Clearie Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby … Read more

Colin

Meaning of the name Colin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Colin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From coll “”chieftan”” and the diminutive -in and would mean “”little chieftan.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Colin Coilin PRONUNCIATION: “koh + lin” ENGLISH: Colin Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby Names of Ireland! 100 Celtic Baby Names: Meanings & Origins 30 Irish Names You’re Probably Mispronouncing Top Irish Names Siobhan Ava Aoife … Read more

Colm

Meaning of the Irish name Colm. Listen and learn how to pronounce Colm so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: A Gaelic form of the Latin columba meaning “”dove.”” St. Columba of Iona or Colmcille colm + cille or “”dove of the church”” was a prince of the O’Neill clan, a great poet and scholar. When Columba copied a book belonging to a monastery the abbott claimed it. Columba refused. His royal relatives got involved and a battle ensued. The High King decided in the abbott’s favor “”To every cow it’s calf, to every book it’s little book”” … Read more

Cara

Meaning of the Irish name Cara. Listen and learn how to pronounce Cara so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: In Irish cara simply means a “friend.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Cara Caragh Caera PRONUNCIATION: car + a” “keer + a” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Cara and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Cara:Play Audio for Cara 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

Conall

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Conall How do you pronounce Irish name Conall? What does Conall mean? Means friendship or could be from con “a hound”, as applied to a swift-footed warrior, and all “great, mighty”. In Irish legend Conall Cearnach (“Conall the Victorious”), one of the mightiest warrior hero’s in the Red Branch Knights, the forerunners of the Knights of the Round Table, avenged the death of his foster brother Cuchulainn (read the legend). It was also believed that he was in the Holy Land when Christ was crucified. Every nation on earth was reputedly represented and Conall Cearnach was … Read more

Catherine

Meaning of the name Catherine. Listen and learn how to pronounce Catherine so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: An Irish form of Catherine that derives from an older Greek name meaning “clear, pure.” (See also Caitlin.) GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Catherine Catriona Caitriona PRONUNCIATION: ka + tree + na” ENGLISH: Catherine 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 Baby Names of Ireland! 100 Celtic Baby Names: Meanings & … Read more

Catherine

Meaning of the name Catherine. Listen and learn how to pronounce Catherine 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

Connor

Meaning of the name Connor. Listen and learn how to pronounce Connor so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Means “”lover of hounds.”” Conchobhar MacNessa was the king of Ulster and, according to legend, was born on the same day as Christ. Conchobhar, an uncle of Cuchulainn (read the legend), loved Deirdre and wished to marry her. But she fled with his nephew Naoise and his brothers. Conchobhar gave chase and althought he promised to forgive them, he killed Naoise and her abductors. In the battle a sling-shot lodged in his brain which doctors could … Read more

Chevonne

Meaning of the name Chevonne. Listen and learn how to pronounce Chevonne so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.” A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Chevonne Siobhan PRONUNCIATION: shiv + awn” ENGLISH: Chevonne AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Chevonne and read along with … Read more

Conor

Meaning of the name Conor. Listen and learn how to pronounce Conor so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: Means “”lover of hounds.”” Conchobhar MacNessa was the king of Ulster and, according to legend, was born on the same day as Christ. Conchobhar, an uncle of Cuchulainn (read the legend), loved Deirdre and wished to marry her. But she fled with his nephew Naoise and his brothers. Conchobhar gave chase and althought he promised to forgive them, he killed Naoise and her abductors. In the battle a sling-shot lodged in his brain which doctors could … Read more

Ciara

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Ciara How do you pronounce the Irish name Ciara? What does the Irish name Ciara mean? 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. What is the Gender for the Irish name Ciara? Girl | Female Is Ciara a girls name? Yes, Ciara is traditionally given to a girl. How do you spell Ciara … Read more

Claire

Meaning of the Irish name Claire. Listen and learn how to pronounce Claire so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: A medieval name derived from Latin clarus ”clear, bright, famous.” St. Claire, a follower of St. Francis of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the “Poor Clares,” has always been very respected in Ireland and the name is still popular today. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Claire Clare PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Claire and read along with the meaning)Play Audio … Read more

Craig

Meaning of the name Craig. Listen and learn how to pronounce Craig so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From carraig “”a rock.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Craig Carrick Carrig PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: Craig AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Craig and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Craig:Play Audio for Craig Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby Names of Ireland! 100 Celtic Baby Names: Meanings … Read more

Cloda

Meaning of the name Cloda. Listen and learn how to pronounce Cloda so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The river Clody runs through County Tipperary and County Wexford and like most Irish rivers is named for a local female deity. Rivers become places for prayer and Clodagh is a popular name in this part of the country. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Cloda Clodagh PRONUNCIATION: clo + da” ENGLISH: Cloda AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Cloda and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Cloda:Play Audio for Cloda Back … Read more

Colleen

Meaning of the Irish name Colleen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Colleen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From the Irish cailin meaning “girl” and used by the Irish in the USA and Australia as a way of connecting to their Irish roots. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Colleen Coleen PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Colleen and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Colleen:Play Audio for Colleen Back to Irish Girl Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover 15 Lucky … Read more

Dalaigh

Meaning of the Irish name Dalaigh. Listen and learn how to pronounce Dalaigh so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: dalach meaning “”frequenter of gatherings”” and refers, therefore to a “”counsellor.”” The Irish Parliament is known as the Dail (pron. “”doyle””), which means “”a gathering.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Dalaigh PRONUNCIATION: “”dawl + ee”” or “”dale + ee”” ENGLISH: Daley, Daly AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Dalaigh and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Dalaigh:Play Audio for Dalaigh Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names … Read more

Daniel

Meaning of the name Daniel. Listen and learn how to pronounce Daniel so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: domhan “”world”” and all “”mighty”” implying “”ruler of the world.”” “”Donal Og”” (“”Young Donal””) is the title of a fifteenth-century love song that is still popular among Irish traditional musicians and singers. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Daniel Donal PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: Daniel Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby Names of Ireland! 100 … Read more

Dara

Meaning of the name Dara. Listen and learn how to pronounce Dara so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: daire “”fruitful, fertile.”” The Brown Bull of Cooley (read the legend) was owned by Daire Mac Fiachna, and his refusal to sell his bull to Queen Maebh was part of the reason for the fight between the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. At present it is a very popular name in Ireland with all four spellings and it is often used as a girl’s name with the spellings Daire and Dara. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: … Read more

Daragh

Meaning of the name Daragh. Listen and learn how to pronounce Daragh so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: daire “”fruitful, fertile.”” The Brown Bull of Cooley (read the legend) was owned by Daire Mac Fiachna, and his refusal to sell his bull to Queen Maebh was part of the reason for the fight between the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. At present it is a very popular name in Ireland with all four spellings and it is often used as a girl’s name with the spellings Daire and Dara. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: … Read more

Darcy

Meaning of the Irish name Darcy. Listen and learn how to pronounce Darcy so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From the surname O’Dorchaidhe “”descendant of the dark one.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Darcy Darcie D’Arcy PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Darcy and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Darcy:Play Audio for Darcy Back to Irish Boy 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 Baby Names of … Read more

David

Meaning of the name David. Listen and learn how to pronounce David so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: It is an old Irish name meaning “”swiftness, nimbleness.”” Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.) (read the legend) Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “”King Daithi’s Stone.”” As in … Read more

Deirdre

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Deirdre How do you say Deirdre in Irish? What does the Irish name Deirdre mean? The most beautiful woman in ancient Ireland, she was bethrothed to the High King Conchobhar Mac Nessa but she fell in love with his nephew Naoise. Deirdre and Naoise eloped to Scotland where they lived a blissful exile for many years. By offering forgiveness, Conchobhar tricked them into returning to Ulster where Naoise was slain by the jealous Conchobhar. Deirdre threw herself from Conchobhar’s chariot rather than live with the man who had caused Naoise’s death. … Read more

Declan

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Declan How do you pronounce Irish name Declan? What does the Irish name Declan mean? From dag “good” and lan “full” suggesting “full of goodness”. St. Declan was the founder of a monastery at Ardmore in County Waterford and may have preached in Ireland before the arrival of St. Patrick. Many miracles are attributed to a rock on the beach at Ardmore known as St. Declan’s Stone. According to legend, on a trip back from Wales one of his disciples, Runanus, forgot Declan’s sacred bell. But a prayer from Declan and, miraculously, the stone carried … Read more

Dermot

Meaning of the name Dermot. Listen and learn how to pronounce Dermot so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: “”without enemy.”” The name of early kings, legendary heroes and saints, Diarmuid was the lover of Grainne and the most beloved of that warrior band, the Fianna (read the legend). Grainne, as the daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, the High King of Tara, was betrothed to a much older man, the legendary Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw Fionn at the wedding banquet she realised he “”was not for her”” and put a a “”geis,”” … Read more

Dillon

Meaning of the Irish name Dillon. Listen and learn how to pronounce Dillon so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: From dealan “”a flash of lightning”” or it may come from an Irish word for “”faithful, loyal.”” A common surname it is the Irish form of the Welsh name “”Dylan.”” As Dylan it was the tenth most popular name for Irish baby boys in Ireland for 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Dillon PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: Dylan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Dillon and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Dillon:Play … Read more

Donagh

Meaning of the name Donagh. Listen and learn how to pronounce Donagh so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: donn “”brown”” and cath “”battle”” meaning “”brown-haired warrior.”” Brian Boru’s (read the legend) son Donncha was a High King of Ireland until his death in 1064. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Donagh Donncha PRONUNCIATION: “done + acka” ENGLISH: Donagh AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Donagh and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Donagh:Play Audio for Donagh Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover … Read more