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The abbreviations
in the "category" column are: A=anglicization T= traditional name Tr=
Irish translation of a non-Irish name M= modern creation P= place name
L= last name, S= saint name.
Name (gender) |
Category |
Pronunciation |
Other Forms |
Origin/Meaning |
Labhraidh (m) |
T |
LA ra |
Lowery, Labraidh |
speaker |
Labhrás (m) |
T |
LAV raws |
Labrás |
laurel bush |
Lachtna (m) |
T |
LACHT na |
Lucius |
milk-white,
milk-like |
Lachtnán (m) |
T |
LACHT nawn |
Lawton |
dim. of Lachtna |
Lacy |
L |
LAI see |
deLeis |
norman name,
meaning is obscure |
Laisrén (m) |
T,S |
LAS rain |
Laisréan, Lazarus |
flame |
Laoidheach
(m) |
T, S |
LEE ach |
Laídech |
songful; poetical |
Laoire (m) |
T, S |
LAIR eh |
Laoighaire,
Leary |
calf-herd |
Laoise (f) |
T |
LEE sha |
Leesha, Louisa |
radiant girl |
Laoiseach (m) |
T |
LEE shach |
Lysagh, Louis,
Lucius |
man of Laois |
Laragh |
P |
LAR a |
- |
place |
Larkin |
L |
LAR kin |
Ó Lorcáin |
rough or fierce |
Lasair (f) |
T, S |
LAS er |
Lassar |
flame; fire |
Lasairfhiona
(f) |
T |
la sar EE na |
Lasarina, Lasairíona |
flame wine |
Lavery |
L |
LAV ur ee,
LAIV ur ee |
Ó Labhradha |
speaker |
Leannán (m) |
T |
LYUH nawn |
- |
sweetheart |
Leary |
L |
LEER ee, LAIR
ee |
Ó Laoghaire |
calf-herd |
Lennon/Lennan |
L |
LEN nin |
Ó Leannáin |
cloak |
Líadan (f) |
T,S |
LEE a din,
LEE din |
Liadan, Líadáin,
Líadain |
grey lady |
Liam (m) |
Tr |
Uilliam |
form of William |
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Liamhain (f) |
T |
LEE uv an |
- |
comely |
Life (f) |
T |
LIF yeh |
Liffey |
Celtic goddess
name, gave name to river Liffey |
Liffey |
P |
LIF fee |
Life |
Celtic goddess
name- river running through Dublin |
Líle (f) |
Tr |
LEE leh |
Lily |
form of Lily-lily
flower |
Líobhan (f) |
T |
LYEE von |
Lí Ban |
beauty of women |
Lisburn |
P |
LIS burn |
- |
ring-fort of
the gamblers |
Lislea |
P |
LIS lee |
Lios liadh |
grey ring-fort |
Lochlan (m) |
A |
LOCK lan, LOKH
lan |
Lochlainn,
Laughlin |
viking |
Lochlann (m) |
T |
LOCK lan, LOKH
lan |
Lochlainn,
Laughlin, Lochlan, Laurence |
viking |
Loinnir (f) |
M |
LUN neer |
- |
brightness,
radiance |
Lomán (m) |
T,S |
LUH mawn |
Loman, Lommán |
bare |
Lonan (m) |
A,S |
LO nan |
Lonán |
blackbird |
Lonán (m) |
T,S |
LUH nawn |
Lonan |
blackbird |
Lorcan (m) |
A,S |
LOR can |
Lorccán, Laurence |
cruel or fierce |
Lorcán (m) |
T,S |
LUR a cawn |
Lorccán, Lorcan |
cruel or fierce |
Lowery |
L |
LOW ree |
Ó Labhradha |
speaker |
Lucan |
P,S |
LOO kin |
- |
place of the
marsh hollows |
Lúcás |
Tr |
LOO kaws |
Lucas, Luke |
From Greek-
Man from Lucania |
Lugh (m) |
T |
LOO |
Lug |
light; brightness.
A Celtic god name. |
Lughaidh (m) |
T, S |
LOO ee |
Lúí, Lewy,
Aloysius, Louis |
light; brightness |
Luíseach (f) |
T, S |
LWEE shach |
Luigsech, Lucy |
radiant girl |
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