Girls' Names: S-Z
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: S | ||||
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| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Sadhbh | SIVE | Traditional | "sweet, goodly" | Sive, Sadbh, Sophie, Sophia, Sarah, Sally, Sabia, Sabina |
| Salómae | SAL oh ma eh | Biblical | transliteration of Salome | |
| Saoirse | SEER sha, sometimes SAYR sha | Modern | Irish word for 'freedom.' This has become popular in Ireland in recent years. | |
| Saorla | SEER la, SAYR la | Traditional | sáer "noble" + flaith "princess; lady" | Saorlaith, Saoirfhlaith |
| Sárá | SAW raw | Biblical | transliteration of Sarah | |
| Sáraí | SAW ree | Biblical | transliteration of Sarai | |
| Saraid | SAR ad | Traditional | from sár "noble; best" | Sárait, Sarah |
| Sárnait | SAWR nit | Traditional | from sár "noble; best" or else from an older root meaning "chief; ruler" | Sárnat |
| Sarnat | SAR nit | Anglicization | either "best; noble" or "ruler" | Sárnait |
| Scáthach | SKAW hokh | Traditional | "shadowy; ghostly; frightening" | - |
| Scoithniamh | SKUH nyee uv | Traditional | scoth "blossom, bloom" + niam "shining; radiant" | Scothniam |
| Scoth | SKUH | Traditional | scoth "blossom, bloom" | - |
| Scothnait | SKUH nit | Traditional | scoth "blossom, bloom" + feminine ending | - |
| Scully | SKUL lee | Surname | "town crier" or "scholar" | Ó Scolaighe |
| Séanait | SHAI nat | Traditional | from sé, "hawk" + feminine ending | Ségnat |
| Searc | SHARK | Traditional | "love; affection" | Serc |
| Searlait | SHAR lit | Translation | translation of Charlotte | Carla, Caroline, Carol |
| Seeva, Sheeva | SEE va, SHEE va | Anglicization | síth "peace" + math "good" | Síomha |
| Séighín (m & f) | SHAY een, SHANE | Traditional | from sé, "hawk" | Séigíne |
| Seosaimhín | SHO sa veen | Translation | translation of Josephine | |
| Shaina, Shayna | SHAY na | Modern | Modern feminine form of Shane, which is itself a modern anglicization of Seán. | |
| Shane, Shayne | SHANE | Modern | Anglicization of the name Seán. | |
| Shanley | SHAN lee | Surname | sean "old; ancient" + laoch "hero" | Mac Seanlaoich |
| Shanna | SHAH na, SHAN na | Modern | Could be a feminine form of Seán, or a modern take on Shannon. | |
| Shannagh | SHAN nah | Place name | sean "old" | Seannach |
| Shannon | SHAN nin | Modern | A river in SW Ireland and a surname, as well as Ireland's international airport, this name has been popular for both boys and girls in the USA, Britain and Canada for some time. It's been getting very popular in Ireland in recent years for both girls and boys. | Seanáin (surname), an tSionainn (the river name) |
| Shauna, Shawna, Seána, | SHAUN a, SHAH na, SHAN na | Modern | Modern feminine forms of Seán. Shauna is the most popular spelling in Ireland. | |
| Shaynit, Shayna | SHAY nut, SHAY na | Anglicization | sé "hawk" | Séanait |
| Sheelin | SHEE lin | Place name | "lake of the fairies" | Loch Síodh Linn |
| Sheila | SHEE la | Anglicization | from Latin Cecilia, 'blind' | Síle |
| Sheridan | SHARE ih dun | Surname | possibly either from siride "elf"-- a pet name for someone with elf-like characteristics, or síor, eternal" + dan "treasure," or from a word meaning "searcher." | Ó Sirideáin |
| Síle | SHEE la | Translation | translation of Cecilia | |
| Síne | SHEE na | Translation | feminine form of John, via French Jehanne | Joan, Jeanne, Jane |
| Sinéad | shih NADE | Translation | feminine form of John, via French Jeannette | Janie, Janet |
| Siobhán | shi VAWN, SHOO in | Translation | feminine form of John, via French Jehanne | Joan, Jeanne, Jane |
| Síofra | SHEE fra | Modern | This is a vocabulary word meaning "sprite", "changeling" and is also the term for a precocious child. It has been used in recent years for girls in Ireland. | |
| Síomha | SHEE va | Traditional | sith, "peace" + math "good" | Sheeva, Síomhaith |
| Siún | SHOO un | Translation | feminine form of John, via French Jehanne, rarer variant of Siobhán | Joan, Jeanne, Jane |
| Sláine | SLAW nyeh, SLAWN ya | Traditional | "health," derived from a Celtic goddess name | Slaney, Slanina |
| Slaney | SLAY nee | Anglicization, Place name | "health," derived from a Celtic goddess name | Sláine, Slanina |
| Slanina | slan EE na | Anglicization | "health," derived from a Celtic goddess name | Sláine, Slaney |
| Sorcha | SUR a ka | Traditional | "bright, radiant" | Sarah, Sally |
| Sterrin | STAIR in, STEH rin | Modern | this name was created by the novelist Beatrice Coogan in her novel The Big Wind. It is a shortened form of the phrase "Blawna Stherrim," (In Irish, Bláthna Shteirm ) which means 'flower of the storm.' Thanks to J.F. Klein of the Netherlands for bringing this name to my attention. | |
| Suaibhseach | SOO uv shach | Traditional | "gracious; kindly" | Suaibsech |
| Suanach | SOO un ach | Traditional | "drowsy" | - |
| Sullivan | SUL liv un | Surname | possibly, "dark-eyed," "one-eyed" or "hawk-eyed" | Ó Suileabháin |
| Girls' Names: T | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Taibít | TAB eet | Biblical | transliteration of Tabitha | |
| Taillte | TAL tyeh | Traditional | meaning is unknown | Teltina, Tailltiu |
| Tallulah | tah LOO la | Anglicization | "lady of abundance" | Tuilelaith |
| Taltena | tall TEE na | Anglicization | anglicization of Taillte | Taillte |
| Támár | TAW mawr | Biblical | transliteration of Tamar | |
| Tara | TAR a, TARE a | Modern, Place name | Although the Hill of Tara is the traditional Seat of Kings in Ireland, Tara was not widely used as a name until the 20th century. It was occasionally found on men in Ireland. In the 1940s it became more popular for girls in the USA with the rise of the movie Gone With The Wind in which the plantation is named Tara. It comes from Teamhair, meaning "emininence; high place" | Teamhair |
| Taryn | TAR in | Modern | A name invented by actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian for their daughter. This name is also thought of as an American elaboration of the name Tara. | |
| Teafa | TYAF a | Traditional | a place name in Co. Longford, meaning is unknown | Tethba, Teffia |
| Teamhair | T'YA wur | Traditional | "elevated place" | Tara, Teamair |
| Teffia, Taffa | TEFF ee a, TAFF a | Anglicization | meaning is unknown | Teafa |
| Téide | T'YAY d'yeh | Traditional | "wantonness" | Téite |
| Tóireasa | TOR ish a, TRA sa | Translation | translation of Theresa | Treasa |
| Tory | TOR ee | Place name | "tower-like rock." Island off NW coast | tór |
| Tracy | TRAY see | Surname | "warlike; fierce" | Ó Treasaigh |
| Treasa | TRA sa | Traditional | from treise "strength" | Tressa, Trása, Teresa |
| Tressa | TRES sa | Anglicization | "strength" | Treasa |
| Tríona | TREE uh na | Translation | Pronounced /TREE uh na/, this is a short form of Caitríona, a form of Catherine. | Triona, Caitríona |
| Tuamnait | TOO um nit | Traditional | fem. of Tómmán- meaning is unknown | Tómnat |
| Tuathla | TOO uh la | Traditional | tuath "people" + flaith "princess; lady" | Tuathflaith, Tuathfhlaith, Tuala |
| Tuileach | TIL yakh | Traditional | perhaps, "prominent forehead" | Tailech |
| Tuilelaith | TIL yeh la, TILL el a | Traditional | tuile "abundance" + flaith "princess; lady" | Tailefhlaith, Tallula, Twilleliah |
| Tula, Tuala | TOO la, TOO uh la | Anglicization | tuath "people" + flaith "lady; princess" | Tuathla |
| Tulla | TULL la | Place name | "hill" | An Tulach |
| Girls' Names: U | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Uaine | OO in yeh, WAN yeh | Traditional | either from uaine "green" or from an older word meaning "lady." | - |
| Uainionn | OO in yin | Traditional | "foam-white" | Uanfind |
| Uaithne (f and m) | OO in yeh, WAN yeh | Traditional | "greenish", from a Celtic tribal name | - |
| Uallach | OOL akh | Traditional | "proud; arrogant" the name of an 8th century Poetess of Ireland. | |
| Uasal | OO a sal | Traditional | "noble" | - |
| Una | OO na | Anglicization | possibly from uan, "lamb" | Úna |
| Úna | OO na | Traditional | possibly derived from uan meaning "lamb." | Una, Oona, Oonagh,Agnes, Winifred, Winnie, Juno |
| Girls' Names: V-Z | ||||
| Name | Pronunciation | Category | Meaning/Origin | Other Forms |
| Vanessa | va NESS a | Modern | a name invented by Irish satirist Jonathan Swift in honor of Esther Vanhomrigh, a woman with whom his connection is not entirely clear. | |