Names by meaning
Royalty, Nobility and Leadership
Name |
Pronunciation |
Other Forms* |
Meaning |
| Ailish (f) | AH leesh | Ailís, Alice | from old German- noble |
| Breda (f) | BREE da | Bríde, Bríghde | exalted one; high goddess; noble |
| Bree (f) | BREE | Brígh, Brie | high, noble. Also used as a pet form of Brianna, Brenda etc. |
| Brendan (m) | BREN dan | Breandán, Breannáin | from Welsh- "prince" |
| Brian (m) | BRY in | Bryan, Brion | high; noble |
| Brianna (f) | bree ON a, bree ANN a | Briana, Breonna, Brianne etc. | high, noble: modern American feminine of Brian |
| Bridget, Brigid (f) | BRIJ it | Bríd, Bríde | exalted one; high goddess; noble. Brigid is the original Irish spelling; Bridget is actually a later, Swedish form. |
| Brighid, Bríd (f) | BREED | Brigid, Breda, Bríde, Bríd | high goddess; exalted one; noble |
| Brion, Brían (m) | BREE un | Brian, Barney, Barnaby, Bernard | noble or high |
| Conleth (m) | CON leth | Connlaodh | chief lord |
| Conn (m) | KUN, KOWN, KON | Constantine | wisdom; chief |
| Cuana
(m) |
KOO uh na | - | either "young hound" or "pleasant; distinguished" |
| Damhnaic | DAV nic, DOW nic | Dominic, Damhlaic, Doiminic | lord (Latin) |
| Donnchadh (m) | DUN a kha | Donagh, Donnacha, Donncha, Dennis, Dionysus | brown lord |
| Dunfhlaith (f) | DUN a la | Dunla, Donnfhlaith, Dunflaith | brown princess |
| Fallon | FAL lin | Ó Fallamhan | leader |
| Fiachra (m) | FEE a khra | Fiacre | battle-king |
| Gormlaith (f) | GUR um la | Gormley Barbara, Barbary | blue or illustrious princess |
| Gormley (f) | GORM lee | Gormfhlaith | blue or illustrious princess |
| Jarlath (m) | JAR lath | Iarfhlaith | possibly "tributary lord" or "western kingdom" |
| Malinn, Milynn | muh LIN | Ó Maoilfhinn | descendant of the fair chief |
| Moibhí (m) | MUV ee | Mo Bí | pet from of Berchán and Breanainn |
| Muireadhach (m) | MWIR akh | Murray, Murdough, Muiríoch | lord, master |
| Murray | MUR ree | Ó Muireadhach | seaman or master |
| Nárbhflaith (f) | NAR vila | Narvla, Narbflaith | noble princess |
| Narvla (f) | NAR vuh la | Nárbhfhlaith | noble princess |
| Orla (f) | OR la | Órfhlaith, Órlaith | golden princess |
| Órlaith (f) | OR la | Orla, Órla, Orfhlaith | golden princess |
| Pádraig (m) | PAW drig, PO ric, PAW drik | Pádraic, Patrick | from Latin- nobleman |
| Pádraigín (usually f) | PAW drag een, POR ick een | Patricia | from Latin- nobleman |
| Páidín (m) | PAW deen | Paudeen | little Pádraig |
| Patrick (m) | PAT rick | Pádraig, Pádraic | from Latin- nobleman |
| Regan | REE gin | Ó Riagáin, Reagan | either king or furious |
| Ríoghán (m) | REE awn | Ryan, Rian, Rígán | little king |
| Ríona (f) | REE uh na | Ríonach, Regina | queenly |
| Risteárd (m) | RIS chiard | Richard | from Old German- strong ruler |
| Ruaidhrí (m) | RU a ree | Rory, Ruairí, Ruaidrí, Roderick, Roger | red king |
| Ruarc (m) | ROO ark | Rourke | hero; champion |
| Ryan | RY in | Ó Riáin | king |
| Saorla (f) | SAYR la | - | noble queen |
| Sárán (m) | SAWR awn | - | chief, noble; best |
| Sárnait (f) | SAWR nit | Sárnat | chief, noble; best |
| Tierney (m) | TEER nee | Tiarnach | lord |
| Tighearnach (m) | TEER nakh | Tierney, Tiarnach | lord |
| Tighearnán (m) | TEER nawn | lord- Tiernan, Tiarnán | lord |
| Tíreachán (m) | TEER ach awn | Tírechán | having land; wide-ruling |
| Tuathal (m) | TOO uh hul | Toal, Tully | ruler of the people |
| Tuathla (f) | TOO uh la | Tuathflaith | princess of the people |
| Tuilelaith (f) | TIL yeh la | Tailefhlaith, Tallula, Twilleliah | lady of abundance; "abundance of sovereignty" |
| Uasal (f) | OO a sal | - | noble |
* names in italics represents names that have no etymological connection to the Irish name, but were used as English "translations" based upon the fact that they have similar sounds or meanings.