Boys' Names: M-N
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: M | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Mac Nisse | mok NISH seh | Traditional | "son of Ness" (Celtic goddess name) | - |
| Mac Táil | mok TAWL | Traditional | mac, "son" + táil "adze" | - |
| Madigan | MAD ih gun | Surname | "little dog" | Ó Madagáin |
| Maeleachlainn | mal LACH lan | Traditional | "servant or devotee of St. Seachnall" | Malachy |
| Magheralin | mah HRAL lin | Place name | "plain of the pool" | Machaire Lainne |
| Magherally | mah HRAL lee | Place name | "townland of the apple tree plain" | Baile na Machaire Abhlaí |
| Maguire | mag WI ur | Surname | "dun colored" | Mag Uidhir |
| Mainchín | MAN cheen | Traditional | diminutive of manach, "monk" | Munchin, Mannix |
| Maine | MAN yeh | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Many |
| Mairsial | MAR shul | Translation | Irish form of Marcel | |
| Mairtín | MAR steen | Translation | Irish form of Martin | |
| Maitiu, Máta | MA tcheeu, MAW ta | Translation | Irish form of Matthew | |
| Malachy | MAL uh kee | Anglicization | "devotee of St. Sechnall" | Maeleachlainn |
| Malaicí | MAL a kee | Biblical | transliteration of Malachai | |
| Malinn, Milynn | ma LIN | Surname | "fair-haired chief" | Maoilfhinn |
| Malone | mull OHN | Anglicization | "devotee of St. John" | Mael Eoin |
| Malone | muh LOAN | Surname | "servant of St. John" | Mal Eoin |
| Mánus | MAW nus | Translation | Irish form of Magnus | |
| Maois | MEESH | Biblical | transliteration of Moses | |
| Maol Íosa | mal EE sa | Traditional | "servant of Jesus" | Maelisa |
| Maol Mhórdha | mal VOR uh da | Traditional | "servant of Mórda" Morda means "haughty; great" | Máel Mórda |
| Maol Mhuire (m & f) | mal WIR eh | Traditional | "servant or devotee of St. Mary" | Murray, Miles, Milo, Myles |
| Maolán | MAYL awn | Traditional | "warrior" | Mullen |
| Maon (m & f) | MAYN | Traditional | "silent" [a byname for a Celtic god] | - |
| Marcan | MAR cun | Anglicization | from marc "steed" + diminutive ending | Marcán |
| Marcán | MAR kawn | Traditional | from marc "steed" + diminutive ending | Marcan |
| Marcas (Marcas, Marcus) | MAR uh kus | Biblical | transliteration of Mark | |
| Marcas, Marcus | MAR cas, MAR shal | Translation | Irish form of Mark | |
| Matha (Maitiu, Máta) | MA ha (MAT yuh, MAW ta) | Biblical | transliteration of Matthew | |
| Meallán | MY'AL awn | Traditional | "lightning" | Mellan |
| Meara, Mara | MAR a | Surname | "merry" | Ó Meadhra |
| Meegan | MEE gun | Surname | "honorable" | Ó Miadhagáin |
| Mel | MEL | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Mel |
| Miach (m & f) | MEE ach | Traditional | "honorable; proud" | - |
| Mícheál | MEE hawl/MEEL | Translation | Irish form of Michael | |
| Míocá | MEE uh caw | Biblical | transliteration of Micah | |
| Míocáéil | MEE kaw ale (MEE hawl) | Biblical | transliteration of Michael | Micheál |
| Mochta | MUCH ta | Traditional | "great" | - |
| Molaisse | muh LAWSH a | Traditional | pet from of Laisrén ("flame; fire") | Molaise |
| Morann | MUR an | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Morand |
| Morrissey | MOR ris ee | Surname | "sea action" | Ó Muirgheasa |
| Muircheartach | MWIR char tach | Traditional | "sea battler", "skilled in seacraft" | Briartach, Murtagh,Mortimer, Maurice, Monty |
| Muireadhach | MWIR akh | Traditional | from muire "lord; master" | Murray; Murdough Muiríoch |
| Muireagán | MIR a gawn | Traditional | from muire "lord; master" + diminutive ending | Muirecán |
| Muiris | MWEE rish | Translation | Irish form of Maurice | |
| Murchadh | MUR a kha | Traditional | mur "sea" + chad "battle" | Murrough, Maurus, Morgan |
| Murchú | MUR choo | Traditional | mur "sea" + cu "hound; wolf" | Murphy |
| Murphy | MUR fee | Surname | mur "sea" + cu "hound; wolf" | Ó Murchu |
| Murray | MUR ee | Surname | from muire "lord; master" | Ó Muireadhach |
| Murtagh | MUR ta | Anglicization | "skilled in seacraft; mariner" | Muircheratach |
| Boys' Names: N | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Naithí | NAH hee | Traditional | "nephew of a tree" ("tree" being a symbol of a champion) | Nath-í, Nathy |
| Naoi | NEE, N'WEE | Biblical | transliteration of Noah | |
| Naoise (m, sometimes f) | NEE sha | Traditional | possibly, from nasc "a bond" | Nóise, Naois, Nyce,Noah |
| Naomhán | NEV awn | Traditional | dim. of Naomh ("saint; holy one") | Nevan |
| Nátán | NAW tawn | Biblical | transliteration of Nathan | |
| Natanael | NAT an el | Biblical | transliteration of Nathaniel | |
| Nathy | NATH ee, NAH hee | Anglicization | meaning is unknown | Naithí |
| Neasán | NYAS awn | Traditional | possibly, "a stoat" | Nessan |
| Neil | NEEL | Anglicization | possibly from nél, "cloud" or elements meaning "passionate; vehement" or "champion" | Niall |
| Nessan | NES sun | Anglicization | possibly, "a stoat" | Neasán |
| Nevan | NEV un | Anglicization | from naomh, "saint; holy one" | Naomhán |
| Newry | NEW ree | Place name | "yew tree at the head of the strand" | An Iúraigh |
| Niall | NEE ul | Traditional | possibly from nél, "cloud" or elements meaning "passionate; vehement" or "champion" | Neil, Neal, Néill, Nicholas, Nigel |
| Niallán | NEE ul awn | Traditional | dim. of Niall (see above) | Neylon, Nealon |
| Nisha, Neesh, Nishi | NEE sha, NEESH, NEE shee | Anglicization | possibly from nasc "bond." | Naoise |
| Nóe, Naoise | NO eh, NEESH a | Translation | Irish form of Noah | |
| Nolan | NO lun | Surname | from nuall either "noble, famous; champion" or "shout" [possibly denoting a town crier" | Ó Nualláin |
| Nollaig | NULL ig | Translation | Irish form of Noel; the word for "Christmas." | |
| Nuadha | NOO a | Traditional | possibly, "cloud-maker": Celtic god name | Nuadu |
| Nuallán | NOO uh lawn | Traditional | from nuall either "noble, famous; champion" or "shout" [possibly denoting a town crier" | Nolan |