Girls' Names: A-B
Here are all the names from the lists on this site alphabetized into one. The "category" tells what type of name it is. Check that individual page for more information on what it means. Note: I have put pretty much all the place names and surnames into both the Girls and Boys categories since they are pretty much gender-free. NOTE: "Other Forms" names in italics represent names that were traditionally used to "translate" the Irish names. They are only related by tradition and sound, not by etymology.
Categories: anglicization, Biblical, modern, place name, surname, traditional, translation
Girls' Names: A-B C-D E-F G-J K-L M-N O-R S-Z
Boys' Names: A-B C-D E-F G-J K-L M-N O-R S-Z
| Girls' Names: A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Abigeál | AHB i gyal | Translation | translation of Abigail | |
| Ádá | AW daw | Biblical | transliteration of Adah | |
| Adair | ah DAIR | Surname | usually Scottish- this name is sometimes found in Ireland. "son of Daire ('fruitful')" | Ó Daire |
| Adare | ah DARE | Place name | "oak tree grove" | Ath Dara |
| Agata | AH gah ta | Translation | translation of Agatha | |
| Aibíogáil (Abigeál) | AB ee uh gawl (AB ih g'yawl) | Biblical | transliteration of Abigail | Gobnait |
| Aideen | AY deen | Anglicization | from et, "jealousy" | Étaín, Éadoin |
| Aignéis | AG neysh, OO na | Translation | translation of Agnes | Úna |
| Ailbhe (m/f) | AL vyeh | Traditional | Either from ail, "rock," albho,"white" or Gaulish albiorix "world king." | Alvy; Ailbe |
| Aileen | AY leen, EYE leen | Anglicization | from old German, Aveline, meaning, perhaps, "desired." It is often used as an anglicization for Helen/Ellen as well. | Eibhlín |
| Ailís, Ailíse | AH leesh, AH lee sha | Translation | translation of Alice, Allison, Alicia | |
| Ailish | AY leesh | Anglicization | from old German Adelheidis, 'noble' (where we get the English names Alice and Adelaide) | Ailís |
| Aillean | AL yan | Traditional | meaning is unknown | - |
| Áine | AW nya | Traditional | "radiance; splendour; brilliance" | Anya |
| Áinfean | AWN f'yun | Traditional | "storm;" "fury; violence" | Ainbthech |
| Aingeal | AHN gel (hard g as in goat) | Translation | translation of Angela, Angel, Angelica | |
| Ainnir | AN nyir | Traditional | "young woman" | Ainder |
| Aisling | ASH ling | Modern | Gaelic word for 'dream, vision'. It is also a type of poem where Ireland is portrayed as a beautiful girl in peril. This name is very popular now in Ireland. It's first use as a name came in Gaelic Revival (late 1800s). The phonetic renderings Ashling is sometimes found. | |
| Aislinn | ASH lin | Traditional | possibly from aisling "dream; vision." | Elsha, Alice, Esther |
| Aislynn, Azlin, Acelyn, Icelynn etc. | Variety of ways, usually AZE lin, ACE lin or ICE lin | Modern | In the USA, this name has been cropping up since the dawn of the 21st century. It is a phonetic mispronunciation of the name Aislinn /ASH lin/. The spellings are determined by how the person interpreted Aislinn to be pronounced in English. | From the USA 2012 baby name list: Aislyn, Azlynn , Acelynn, Aislin, Acelyn, Azlyn, Aslyn, Aizlynn, Aizlyn, Aslynn, Azelyn, Azalyn, Aislynne, Aisleen, Ayzlin, Azilyn, Azlin, Islynn |
| Aithche | AH h'yeh | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Atty |
| Alannah, Alana | a LON a | Modern | from the Irish term of affection a leanbh ('my child'), this name is also used as a feminine form of Alan. | Alanna |
| Alleen | AL leen | Place name | little cliff | |
| Álmhath | AWL uh va | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Alva |
| Aloisia | ALL wee sha | Translation | translation of Louise, Louisa | |
| Altan | AL tun | Place name | "hillock; gorge" | Altan |
| Alva | AL va | Anglicization | meaning is unknown | Álmhath, Almha |
| Ana | A na | Traditional | "wealth" or "abundance" | Ana; Dana; Anu |
| Ánna | AW na, AW nyeh | Translation | translation of Ann, Hannah | Áine |
| Anna (Ánna) | AN na (AW na) | Biblical | transliteration of Anna | Áine |
| Annalivia | an na LIV ee a | Modern | coined by author James Joyce, this name is based on Abha Life, the Irish name of the River Liffey that runs through Dublin. | Life, Liffey |
| Annstas, Stéise | ON stas, SHTAY sha | Translation | translation of Anastasia | |
| Aodhamair | AY mur | Traditional | derived from Aed (see Aodh) | - |
| Aodnait | AY nut | Traditional | Aodh + feminine ending | Enat |
| Aoibheann | EE vyin; EE van | Traditional | "beautiful radiance" | Eavan; Aoibhínn |
| Aoibhegréine | eev GRAIN yeh | Traditional | aoibh "splendor; radiance" + grian "sun" | Evgren; Aíbgréine |
| Aoife | EE fa; WEE fa | Traditional | "beautiful; radiant" | - |
| Aran | AH run | Place name | Islands of western coast | Arainn |
| Ardeen | AR deen | Place name | "little height" | Ardín |
| Ashling | Aisling | Anglicization | "dream; vison" | |
| Ashling | ASH ling | Anglicization | "dream; vision" | Aisling |
| Ashlinn | ASH lin | Anglicization | possibly from aisling "dream; vision" | Aislinn |
| Ashlyn, Ashlinn | ASH lin | Modern | Probably a blend of the popular name Ashley and popular suffix -lyn. Some regard this as an anglicization of Aislinn/Aisling (see also), but it is probably an independent coinage. | Ashlynne, Ashlin, Ashlynn |
| Attracta | a TRAK ta | Anglicization | meaning is unknown | Athracht, Taraghta |
| Atty | AT tee | Anglicization | meaning is unknown | Aithche |
| Girls' Names: B | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Báine | BAWN yeh | Traditional | "paleness; whiteness" | - |
| Bairbre/ Baibín | BAR breh/BA been | Translation | translation of Barbara | |
| Banbha | BAN uh va | Traditional | the name of an early goddess, and was also used as name for Ireland | Banba |
| Bannon | BAN nun | Surname | meaning is obscure- possibly 'white' or dervied from 'woman' | Ó Banáin |
| Bantry | BAN tree | Place name | descendants of Beann | Beanntraí |
| Bardon | BARD un | Surname | "a bard" | Ó Bardáin |
| Beag (m/f) | B'YAG | Traditional | "little; small" | Becc |
| Bearach (m/f) | BAR akh | Traditional | "pointed; sharp" | Berach; Berrach |
| Bébhinn | BAY vin | Traditional | "fair-haired lady" | Bevan; Bébhionn |
| Beckett | BECK it | Surname | this is an English name of Norman origin but usually associated with the Irish writer Samuel Beckett | |
| Beglan | BEG lun | Surname | beag "little" + 'leighinn "scholar; schooling" | Ó Beigleighinn |
| Begley | BEG lee | Surname | beag "little" + laoch "hero" | Ó Beaglaioch |
| Bellaghy | bel LAH hee, bell LYE | Place name | "mouth of the slough/Eachadh's townland" | Baile Eachaidh |
| Beltany | BEL tan ee | Place name | "May; place where May festivities were held" | Bealtaine |
| Bergin | BERG in | Surname | "wondrous birth" | Ó hAimeirgin |
| Berrigan | BARE uh gun | Surname | "wondrous birth" | Ó hAimeirgin |
| Bevan | Bébhinn | Anglicization | "white (or fair-haired) lady" | |
| Blake | BLAKE | Surname | Norman name- derived from 'black' | de Blaca |
| Bláthín | BLAW heen | Traditional | "little flower" | - |
| Bláthnaid | BLAW nid | Traditional | "little flower" | Blánaid; Bláthnait |
| Blinne | BLI nyeh | Traditional | form of Monnine (see also) | Monina; Moninne |
| Braden | BRAY den | Surname | "a salmon" | Ó Bradáin |
| Bradigan | BRAD I gan | Surname | perhaps 'spirited' | Ó Bradagáin |
| Brady | BRAY dee | Surname | perhaps 'spirited' | Mac Bradaigh |
| Bragan | BRAY gun | Surname | meaning is unknown | Ó Bragáin |
| Brandon | BRAN dun | Place name | mountain; St. Brendan's mountain | Breandan |
| Branigan | BRAN nig un | Surname | bran "raven" + diminutive ending | Ó Branagáin |
| Brannagh | BRAN ah | Surname | "a Welshman" | Ó Breathnach |
| Brannan, Brannon | BRAN nun | Surname | bran "raven" + diminutive ending | Ó/Mac Branáin |
| Bray | BRAY | Surname | from Bregia in Co. Meath | Ó Breaghdha |
| Breda | BREE da | Anglicization | exalted one; "high goddess;" "noble" form of Brigid | Bríde, Bríghde |
| Bree | BREE | Surname | from Bregia in Co. Meath | Ó Breaghdha |
| Breen | BREEN | Surname | "moisture; drop" | Ó/Mac Braoin |
| Brenna | BREN a | Modern | American feminine of the name surname Brennan, used as a first name. | |
| Brennan | BREN nun | Surname | possibly 'sorrow' | Ó Braonáin |
| Brennigan | BREN nig un | Surname | bran "raven" + diminutive ending | Ó Branagáin |
| Breslin | BRES lin, BREZ lin | Surname | possibly 'strife' | Ó Breasláin |
| Brianna | bree ON a, Bree AN a | Modern | modern invention as a feminine of Brian. Used mainly in the USA. The name Briana, pronounced /BREE uh na/, was coined by Edmund Spenser for his 16th century bookthe Faerie Queen. | Briana, Bryanna, Breanna, Breana etc. |
| Bridget, Brigid | BRIDGE it, BRIDGE id | Anglicization | exalted one; "high goddess;" "noble" | Bríd, Bríde |
| Bríghid | BREED | Traditional | "high goddess" | Bríd; Brigid; Breda ; Bríde |
| Brogan | BRO gun | Surname | possibly related to Brocc, meaning "badger." | Ó Brogáin |
| Brona, Bronagh | Brónach | Anglicization | "sorrow" | |
| Brónach | BRO nakh | Traditional | "sorrowful" | Brona; Bronagh |
| Brosna | BROS na | Place name | fire wood | Brosnach |
| Burren | BUR ren | Place name | stony district; region in NW Clare | an Bhoirinn |