Names by meaning
People and What They Do
Name |
Pronunciation |
Other Forms* |
Meaning |
| Abbán (m) | OB awn | Abán | little abbot |
| Aindréas (m) | AHN dray is, AHN dryu, AH dras | Andrew, Aindriú, Aindreas | man (Greek) |
| Ainníleas (m) | AN eel yus | child of uncertain parentage; adopted | |
| Ainnir (f) | AN nyir | Ainder | young woman |
| Baibín (f) | BA been | Barbie | from Greek- "stranger", pet form of Bairbre (Barbara) |
| Báirbre (f) | BOIR breh | Barbara | from Greek- "stranger" |
| Bannon | BAN an | Ó Banáin | meaning is obscure, possibly "white" or derived from "woman" |
| Bardon | BAR don | Ó Bardáin | a bard |
| Beglan (m) | BEG lan | Ó Beigleighinn | little scholar |
| Brannagh | BRAN a | Ó Breathnach | Welshman |
| Brendan (m) | BREN dan | Breandán, Breannáin | from Welsh- "prince" |
| Cacht (f sometimes m) | KOKHT | - | slave; bondmaid |
| Cairbre (m) | KAR bryeh | Carbry | charioteer, bearer |
| Colleen (f) | col LEEN | Coleen, Cailín | Irish word for " girl" |
| Comhghall (m) | KU wull | Cowal, Comgal | fellow hostage |
| Connemara | con na MAR a | - | the conmacne people of the sea |
| Cormac (m) | KUR a mac/COR mick | Charles | son of the defiler? charioteer? |
| Dairinn (f) | DER in | Dar Finn, Derrin, Dervin | daughter of Finn |
| Daithí (m) | DAH hee | Dahy, Naithí | Nephew of a champion |
| Damhnaic (m) | DAV nic, DOW nic | Dominic, Damhlaic, Doiminic | lord (Latin) |
| Deirdre (f) | DAIR dreh | Deirdre, Deedra, Deirdriu | possibly "she who chatters" or derived from the word for "woman." |
| Dervla, Dervila (f) | DER vel la | Deirbhile, Dairile | possibly, daughter of a poet |
| Doran | DO rin | Ó Deoráin | exiled person |
| Eamon (m) | Éamonn, Éamann | Éamonn, Éamann | from the English Edmund-"wealthy guardian" |
| Éamonn (m) | Eamon, Éamann | Eamon, Éamann | from the English Edmund- "wealthy guardian" |
| Eiderscéil (m) | ED er shkayl | Eterscél | messenger; interpreter |
| Feme (f) | FEH veh | young girl | |
| Feme (f) | FEV a | - | girl; young woman |
| Fionghuine (m) | F'YUN in yeh | Finguine | kin-slayer |
| Gillagán (m) | GILL a gawn | Gilligan, Magilligan | little lad |
| Gillan (m) | GIL lin | Ó Giolláin | lad |
| Gobán (m) | GUB awn | Gobban, Gobbán | smith |
| Gobnait (f) | GUB nit | Gobnet, Deborah, Abigail, Abbie, Dora | smith |
| Gobnet (f) | GUB net | Gobnait | smith |
| Gréagóir (m) | GRAY gor | Gréagoir, Gregory | from Greek Gregory-watchman |
| Labhraidh (m) | LA ra | Lowery, Labraidh | speaker |
| Lavery | LAV ur ee, LAIV ur ee | Ó Labhradha | speaker |
| Lochlan (m) | LOCK lan, LOKH lan | Lochlainn, Laughlin | viking |
| Lochlann (m) | LOCK lan, LOKH lan | Lochlainn, Laughlin, Lochlan, Laurence | viking |
| Lowery | LOW ree | Ó Labhradha | speaker |
| Mainchín (m) | MAHN cheen | Mainchíne, Munchin, Mannix | monk |
| Marta (f) | MAR ta | martha | from Hebrew/Aramaic, "lady" |
| Muircheartach (m) | MUR er tach | Briartach, Murtagh, Mortimer, Maurice, Monty | skilled in seacraft; mariner |
| Muirín (m&f) | MIR een | Miren, Muirghein | born of the sea |
| Murchadh (m) | MUR a kha | Murrough, Morgan | sea battler |
| Murray | MUR ree | Ó Muireadhach | seaman or master |
| Nuadha (m) | NOO a | Nuadu | possibly, "cloud-maker": Celtic god name |
| Ógán (m) | OAG awn | Ócán | boy, young man |
| Ógán (m) | OH gawn | Hogan | youth; lad |
| Oilithir (m) | ULL uh her | Ailithir | pilgrim |
| Proinnséas (f) | PRUN shis | Frances | from Latin- "Frenchman" |
| Proinnsias (m) | PRUN shis | Francis | from Latin- "Frenchman" |
| Scolaí (m) | SKUL lee | Scolaighe, Scully | town crier, scholar |
| Scully | SKUL lee | Ó Scolaighe | town crier, scholar |
| Séadhna (m) | SHAY uh na | Sétna, Séadna, Sidney | traveler; wayfarer |
| Séarlait (f) | SHAIR lat | Charlotte | from English - man |
| Seoirse (m) | SHIR sheh | George | from Greek- farmer |
| Sléibhín (m) | SHLAI veen | Slébíne, Slevin | mountain man |
*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.