Baby Names of Ireland

Irish Names Starting with U

2 Irish names beginning with U for girls and boys, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated September 2026

Of the 2 Irish names starting with U here, 1 are for girls and 1 for boys. The ones readers look up most are Ultan and Ultana.

Irish girl names starting with U

Ultana

pronounced ul-TA-na

Has been used mainly in Northern Ireland as a female form of Ultach “an Ulsterman.” There have been eighteen saints named Ultan.

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Irish boy names starting with U

Ultan

pronounced ULT-in

Means, simply, “an Ulsterman.” There have been eighteen saints named Ultan, the best-known being St. Ultan of Ardbraccan, (c. 650 AD).

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