Boys' Names: K-L
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
| Boys' Names: K | ||||
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| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Kavanagh | CAV uh na | Surname | descendant or follower of St. Caomhán | Caomhanach |
| Kaylan, Kailon | KAY lin | Modern | This name was coined in the mid-late 20th century, probably as a variant of Jaylin, Kaden etc.. Baby name books often list it as Irish, but it's basically a made-up name. It is more often found for girls, but it also used for boys in a similar vein as Jayden, Nathan... 2-syllable names ending with -n with a long A sound are very "in" right now. | Kalan, Kailan, Kaelan, Calen, Caelon-- there are tons of spellings! |
| Kean, Kian | KEE un | Anglicization | "ancient" or "enduring" | Cian |
| Kearney | KAR nee, KUR nee | Surname | either "fox" or "victorious" | Ó Catharnaigh/Ó Cearnaigh |
| Keegan | KEE gun | Surname | "fire" | Mac Aodhagain |
| Keenan | KEE nun | Surname | "ancient; enduring" | Ó Cianáin |
| Kelly | KEL lee | Surname | possibly, "bright-headed" or "strife" | Mac Ceallach |
| Kennan | KEN nun | Surname | fionn "white; fair-haired" + diminutive ending | Mac Fhionnáin |
| Kennedy | KEN nid ee | Surname | "ugly head" | Ó Cinnéde |
| Kenneth | KEN neth | Anglicization | could be from cion "respect; love" + Aodh [Celtic fire god] or be possibly from an unknown Pictish word. | Cináed |
| Kerrin | KAIR in, KEH rin | Surname | from ciar, "black; dark-haired" + diminutive ending | Ó Ciaráin |
| Kerry | KEH ree, KAIR ee | Modern, Place name | This comes from Ciarraí, the name of an Irish county. The original name comes from ciar, the Irish word for "black." | |
| Kevin | KEV in | Anglicization | from either caem "beautiful; beloved" or cóem "gentle; kind" + gaem "birth" | Caoimhín |
| Kieran | KEER un | Anglicization | from ciar, "black; dark-haired" + diminutive ending | Ciarán |
| Kikelly | kil KEL lee | Place name | "Ceallach's church" | cill ceallach |
| Kiley/Kiely | KY lee | Surname | "beautiful" | Ó Cadhla |
| Kilian, Killian | KIL lee un | Anglicization | possibly from cill "church" or ceallach, "strife" | Cillian |
| Kilkenny | kil KEN nee | Place name | "Church of St. Canice" | Chill Chiannigh |
| Killeen | KILL een | Place name | "little woods" | coillín |
| Kilrea | KIL ray | Place name | "red church" | cill ruadh |
| Kinsella | KIN suh la | Surname | "proud" | Cinnsealach |
| Kirby | KIR bee | Surname | ciar "dark; black" + mac "son" | Ó Ciarmhaic |
| Kyle | KYL or KY ull | Modern | Kyle could come either from the Gaelic coill meaning "woods", or a Scottish place name meaning "narrow." This name is more common in Scotland, where is is also a place name and a surname, than in Ireland. | |
| Boys' Names: L | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Labhraidh | LA ra | Traditional | "speaker" | Lowery; Labraidh |
| Labhrás | LOW raws, LAWV raws | Translation | Irish form of Laurence | |
| Lachtna | LACHT na | Traditional | from lacht, "milk." Probably meaning "milk-like" or "milk-colored" | Lucius |
| Lachtnán | LACHT nawn | Traditional | diminutive of Lachtna (see above) | Lawton |
| Lacy | LAY see | Surname | Norman name-- probably from a place name in France | deLeis |
| Laisrén | LAS rain | Traditional | from lassar "flame; fire" | Laisréan |
| Laoidheach | LEE ach | Traditional | "songful; poetic" | Laídech |
| Laoire | LAY reh | Traditional | "calf-herd" | Laoghaire, Leary |
| Laragh | LAR ah | Place name | "the site or ruins of a building" | An Láithreach |
| Larkin | LAR kin | Surname | from lorc, "silent" or "cruel; fierce" | Ó Lorcáin |
| Lasair | LA sar | Traditional | from lassar "flame; fire" | Lassar |
| Lasarian | la SAIR ee un | Anglicization | from lassar "flame; fire" | Laisréan |
| Lavery/ Lowery | LAVE ur ee, LOW ree | Surname | "spokesman" or "herald" | Ó Labhradha |
| Leannán | LYUH nawn | Traditional | "sweetheart; lover" | Lennan |
| Leary | LEE ree | Anglicization | "calf-herd" | Laoghaire |
| Léiví | LAY vee | Biblical | transliteration of Levi | |
| Lennan | LEN nun | Anglicization | "sweetheart; lover" | Leannán |
| Lennon/Lennan | LEN nun | Surname | "sweetheart; lover" | Ó Leannáin |
| León | LEE own | Translation | Irish form of Leo, Leon | |
| Liam | LEE um | Anglicization | short form of Uilliam, the Irish form of William | Uilliam |
| Liffey | LIF fee | Place name | river running through Dublin, possibly named for a Celtic goddess | Life |
| Lisburn | LIS burn | Place name | "ring-fort of the gamblers" | |
| Lislea | LIS lee | Place name | "grey ring-fort" | Lios liadh |
| Lochlan, Laughlin | LAHKH lun | Anglicization | "viking" [i.e., one from the land of the lochs] | Lochlainn |
| Lochlann | LAKH lin | Traditional | "viking" [i.e., one from the land of the lochs] | Laughlin, Lochlan, Lachlan, Laurence |
| Loman | LOW mun | Anglicization | "bare" | Lomán |
| Lomán | LUH mawn | Traditional | "bare" | Loman; Lommán |
| Lonan | LOW nun | Anglicization | lon, "blackbird" | Lonán |
| Lonán | LUH nawn | Traditional | lon, "blackbird" | Lonan |
| Lorcan | LOR kun | Anglicization | from lorc, "silent" or "cruel; fierce" | Lorccán |
| Lorcán | LUR (uh) cawn | Traditional | from lorc, "silent" or "cruel; fierce" | Lorcan; Lorccán,Lawrence |
| Lucan | LOO kun | Place name | "place of the elms" | Leamhcán |
| Lúcás | LOO caws | Translation, Biblical | Irish form of Luke | |
| Lughaidh | LOO ee | Traditional | "light; brightness" from Lug, the name of a Celtic god. | Lúí, Louis, Aloysius, Lewy |