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Below is the updated list of the Top 100 Irish Baby Names for both girls and boys based on statistics, traffic patterns and research. Research the meaning and listen to the audio so you can learn the pronunciation and how to pronounce the names in Irish and Gaelic correctly! Also view: Top Irish Boys Names and Top Irish Girl Names

Donal

Meaning of the Irish name Donal. Listen and learn how to pronounce Donal so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish 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: Donal

PRONUNCIATION:

ENGLISH: Donald, Daniel

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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

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Donald

Meaning of the name Donald. Listen and learn how to pronounce Donald 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: Donald Donal

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ENGLISH: Donald

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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

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Dylan

Meaning of the name Dylan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Dylan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this 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: Dylan Dillon

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ENGLISH: Dylan

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Eamon

Meaning of the Irish name Eamon. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eamon so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish 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: Eamon Eamonn

PRONUNCIATION: “”aim + an””

ENGLISH: Edmond, Edmund

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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

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Eva

Meaning of the name Eva. Listen and learn how to pronounce Eva so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: “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.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Eva Aoife

PRONUNCIATION: ee + fa”

ENGLISH: Eva

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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 of the most moving speeches of the period: “”…When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written. I have done.””

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Emmet

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Fianna

Meaning of the Irish name Fianna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fianna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: Fionn Mac Cool’s (read the legend) warrior band were known as the Fianna (read the legend). In early Ireland women had equal rights and while the warriors were usually men there is a strong tradition of Celtic women fighting alongside the men, dating as far back as Roman times.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Fianna

PRONUNCIATION: fee + ina”

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Fiona

Meaning of the Irish name Fiona. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fiona so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: fionn meaning “fair, white, beautiful” it is the feminine form of Fionn. Of Scottish origin it is quite a popular name in Ireland.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Fiona

PRONUNCIATION: fee + ona”

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Hannah

Meaning of the name Hannah. Listen and learn how to pronounce Hannah 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: Hannah Aine

PRONUNCIATION: awn + ye”

ENGLISH: Hannah

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Fergus

Meaning of the Irish name Fergus. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fergus so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: Derived from fear “”man”” and gus “”strength”” and signifies “”a strong warrior, virile.”” According to the legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley (read the legend) Fergus was the king of Ulster and his lover, the cunning Nessa, duped him into letting her son Conchobhar rule in his place for a year so that in years to come her son could be called “”the son of a king.”” Fergus consented but after the year Conchobhar refused to relinquish the throne and so Fergus joined Maebh in her battle against Ulster, his native province.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Fergus

PRONUNCIATION: “”fer + guss””

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Jane

Meaning of the name Jane. Listen and learn how to pronounce Jane so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: Irish form of Jane “God is gracious.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Jane Sinead

PRONUNCIATION: shin + aid”

ENGLISH: Jane

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Fionn

Meaning of the Irish name Fionn. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fionn so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: Means “”fair-headed.”” Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), a central character in Irish folklore and mythology lead the warrior band, the Fianna (read the legend). Fionn was not only incredibly strong but he was also extremely brave, handsome, generous and wise, a wisdom he aquired by touching the “”Salmon of Knowledge”” (read the legend) and then sucking his thumb. The name is popular in Ireland with both spellings Fionn and Finn.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Fionn Finn

PRONUNCIATION: “”fin””

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Janet

Meaning of the name Janet. Listen and learn how to pronounce Janet so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: Irish form of Jane “God is gracious.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Janet Sinead

PRONUNCIATION: shin + aid”

ENGLISH: Janet

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Frank

Meaning of the name Frank. Listen and learn how to pronounce Frank so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: The Irish form of Francis, a name originating from the figure of St. Francis of Assisi. The name means “”little French man”” and was popularised in Ireland by the Franciscans whose founder was St. Francis of Assisi. The Celts would have been responsive to the stories of St. Francis’s attitude to birds and animals.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Frank Proinsias

PRONUNCIATION: “pron + she + iss”

ENGLISH: Frank

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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”

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Garret

Meaning of the name Garret. Listen and learn how to pronounce Garret so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: Means “”brave with a spear”” or “”spear carrier.”” The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Garret Gearoid

PRONUNCIATION: “gar + roid”

ENGLISH: Garret

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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. When she dies the Devil comes to collect her soul but God intervenes and carries Cathleen to heaven, saying that “such a sacrificial act cannot justly lead to evil consequences.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Kathleen Caitlin Cathleen

PRONUNCIATION: koit + leen” “kath + leen”

ENGLISH: Kathleen

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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

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Maeve

Meaning of the name Maeve. Listen and learn how to pronounce Maeve so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: From an old Irish name Madb (or Medb), “the cause of great joy” or “she who intoxicates.” The great warrior queen of Connacht and embodiment of sovereignity she stars in Ireland’s greatest epic “The Cattle Raid of Cooley” (read the legend). She left king Conchobhar Mac Nessa for Ailill because “you are a man without meaness, fear or jealousy, a match for my own greatness.” But the couple quarrelled over who had the most possessions. Maebh’s bull had defected to Ailill’s herd and so she bought Daire’s brown bull. When Daire went back on the deal she went to war with Cuchulainn (read the legend) and the province of Ulster to recover the bull.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Maeve Maebh

PRONUNCIATION: may + v”

ENGLISH: Maeve

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Maire

Meaning of the Irish name Maire. Listen and learn how to pronounce Maire so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: The name that was used in Ireland for Our Lady was Muire and interestingly, her name was so honored that it was rarely used as a first name until the end of the fifteenth century. Then Maire became acceptable as a given name but the spelling Muire was reserved for the Blessed Mother.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Maire

PRONUNCIATION: my + ra”

ENGLISH: Mary

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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, when he dropped his psalter in a lake an otter came by and retrieved it. The name is still very popular in Ireland.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Kevin Kevan

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Margaret

Meaning of the name Margaret. Listen and learn how to pronounce Margaret so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: The Irish form of Margaret, it became popular around the fourteenth century.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Margaret Mairead Muiread

PRONUNCIATION: “mawr + aid” , “mur + aid”

ENGLISH: Margaret

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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 Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Killian Cillian

PRONUNCIATION: “kil + e + an”

ENGLISH: Killian

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Liam

Meaning of the Irish name Liam. Listen and learn how to pronounce Liam so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: The Irish form of William, originally a German name will + helm””desire + helmet”” and suggests “”strong protector.”” It is currently a very fashionable name in Ireland and across the world.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Liam

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ENGLISH: William

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Miren

Meaning of the name Miren. Listen and learn how to pronounce Miren so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: Means “sea white, sea fair.” The very appropriate name of the 6th century mermaid caught by a fisherman in Lough Neagh. He brought her to St. Comghall who baptized her which transformed her into a woman.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Miren Muireann Muirenn

PRONUNCIATION: mur + in”

ENGLISH: Miren

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Lochlan

Meaning of the Irish name Lochlan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Lochlan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: The Vikings plundered Ireland in the 9th and 10th centuries and the native home of the Norwegian invaders was known asLochlan “”land of the lochs.”” But once they settled and intermarried with the Irish Lochlan became a popular name and was generally given to boys that had fair or red hair – a tribute to their Viking ancestors.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Lochlan Lochlann

PRONUNCIATION: “”lok + lun””

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Neal

Meaning of the name Neal. Listen and learn how to pronounce Neal so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: The name could come from “”passionate, vehement”” or from nel””a cloud.”” Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) was a fourth-century king of Tara who gained the throne because of a test – he and his brothers had to enter the forest and find their own food and shelter. As time wore on they grew thirsty and approached a well guarded by a hideously ugly woman. Before she would allow them to have a drink she asked for a kiss. Only Niall agreed and when he had kissed her she was transformed into the most beautiful woman on earth and in turn she granted him sovereignty of Erin.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Neal Niall

PRONUNCIATION: “nye + al”

ENGLISH: Neal

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Neil

Meaning of the name Neil. Listen and learn how to pronounce Neil so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: The name could come from “”passionate, vehement”” or from nel””a cloud.”” Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) was a fourth-century king of Tara who gained the throne because of a test – he and his brothers had to enter the forest and find their own food and shelter. As time wore on they grew thirsty and approached a well guarded by a hideously ugly woman. Before she would allow them to have a drink she asked for a kiss. Only Niall agreed and when he had kissed her she was transformed into the most beautiful woman on earth and in turn she granted him sovereignty of Erin.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Neil Niall

PRONUNCIATION: “nye + al”

ENGLISH: Neil

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Muriel

Meaning of the name Muriel. Listen and learn how to pronounce Muriel so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: muirgheal “bright as the sea.” The Irish form of the name Muriel.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Muriel Muirgheal

PRONUNCIATION: mur + el”

ENGLISH: Muriel

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Niall

Meaning of the Irish name Niall. Listen and learn how to pronounce Niall so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: The name could come from “”passionate, vehement”” or from nel””a cloud.”” Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) was a fourth-century king of Tara who gained the throne because of a test – he and his brothers had to enter the forest and find their own food and shelter. As time wore on they grew thirsty and approached a well guarded by a hideously ugly woman. Before she would allow them to have a drink she asked for a kiss. Only Niall agreed and when he had kissed her she was transformed into the most beautiful woman on earth and in turn she granted him sovereignty of Erin.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Niall

PRONUNCIATION: “”nye + al””

ENGLISH: Neil or Neal (pron. “”neel””)

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Noel

Meaning of the name Noel. Listen and learn how to pronounce Noel so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: nollaig is the Irish word for Christmas and is given to boys or girls born on December 25th.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Noel Nollaig

PRONUNCIATION: “null + ig”

ENGLISH: Noel

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Niamh

Meaning of the Irish name Niamh. Listen and learn how to pronounce Niamh so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.” The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,” a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Young”) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Niamh

PRONUNCIATION: nee + iv” or “neev”

ENGLISH: Neave, Niav

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Niav

Meaning of the name Niav. Listen and learn how to pronounce Niav so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.” The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,” a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Young”) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Niav Niamh

PRONUNCIATION: nee + iv” or “neev”

ENGLISH: Niav

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Oisin

Meaning of the Irish name Oisin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Oisin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: The son of the legendary warrior Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) and the goddess Sive. His mother was turned into a deer by the Dark Druid and she reared him in the forest until he was seven years old. When Fionn was out hunting he found the child and recognising him as his son, gave him the name oisin””little deer.”” He is best remembered for his love for “”Niamh of the Golden Hair”” with whom he spent 300 years in Tir-na-nOg, (“”Land of Eternal Youth””) (read the legend). (Read the legend of Oisin and Niamh.) A very popular name again in Ireland.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Oisin

PRONUNCIATION: “”osh + een””

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Owen

Meaning of the name Owen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Owen 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: Owen Eoghan

PRONUNCIATION: “o + in”

ENGLISH: Owen

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Phelim

Meaning of the name Phelim. Listen and learn how to pronounce Phelim so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: feidhil “”beauty”” or “”ever good.”” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “”The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.””

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Phelim Feidhelm

PRONUNCIATION: “fail + im”

ENGLISH: Phelim

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Regan

Meaning of the Irish name Regan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Regan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: Comes from ri “sovereign, king” and the diminutive -in and means “the king’s child” or may come from riogach “impulsive, furious.” Regan may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Regan

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Shavon

Meaning of the name Shavon. Listen and learn how to pronounce Shavon 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: Shavon Siobhan

PRONUNCIATION: shiv + awn”

ENGLISH: Shavon

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Seamus

Meaning of the Irish name Seamus. Listen and learn how to pronounce Seamus so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: The Irish version of James. Many well-known Irishmen have been called Seamus including the 1995 Nobel poet laureate Seamus Heaney. The Nobel prize in Literature was awarded for his “”works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.””

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Seamus

PRONUNCIATION: “”shay + muss””

ENGLISH: James

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Sheela

Meaning of the name Sheela. Listen and learn how to pronounce Sheela so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: The Irish form of the Latin name Cecilia, the patron saint of music and implies “pure and musical.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Sheela Sile Sheelagh

PRONUNCIATION: she + la”

ENGLISH: Sheela

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Sean

Meaning of the Irish name Sean. Listen and learn how to pronounce Sean so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: Irish form of John meaning “”God’s gracious gift.”” Shane is a very popular variant of the name in Northern Ireland in memory of Shane O’Neill whose forces won notable victories over the armies of Queen Elizabeth 1st in the sixteenth century.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Sean

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ENGLISH: Shaun, Shawn, Shane

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Terry

Meaning of the name Terry. Listen and learn how to pronounce Terry so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: From an Irish name meaning “”one who aids or assists.”” It is usually translated as Terence and Terry, two names that have become strongly associated with Ireland. Turlough O’Carolan was a 17th century blind harpist and composer who wrote one of the most haunting pieces of Irish music, “”O’Carolan’s Concerto.””

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Terry Turlough Turlach

PRONUNCIATION: “tur + la”

ENGLISH: Terry

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Thomas

Meaning of the name Thomas. Listen and learn how to pronounce Thomas so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: The Irish form of Thomas, a biblical name meaning “”twin.””

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Thomas Tomas

PRONUNCIATION: “toh + moss”

ENGLISH: Thomas

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Teagan

Meaning of the Irish name Teagan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Teagan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: The Irish form of the Welsh name Tegwin which means “beautiful.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Teagan

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Ultan

Meaning of the Irish name Ultan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ultan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: Means, simply, “”an Ulsterman.”” There have been eighteen saints named Ultan, the best-known being St. Ultan of Ardbraccan, (c. 650 AD). Noted for his care of orphans, the poor and the sick he is regarded as the patron saint of children and a hospital for sick children in Dublin is named in his honor.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Ultan

PRONUNCIATION: “”ult + in””

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Yseult

Meaning of the Irish name Yseult. Listen and learn how to pronounce Yseult so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: All these variations refer to the famous Irish woman bethrothed to King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his nephew Tristan when they drank a love potion by mistake.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Yseult Isolt Iseult

PRONUNCIATION: ee + solt”

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William

Meaning of the name William. Listen and learn how to pronounce William so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: The Irish form of William, originally a German name will + helm””desire + helmet”” and suggests “”strong protector.”” It is currently a very fashionable name in Ireland and across the world.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: William Liam

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ENGLISH: William

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