irish names
( meaning )

feminine

aisling ( dream )
alaina ( harmony )
alana ( cheerful )
aoife ( radiant )
arlene ( devotion )
avalon ( island of apples )

bree ( strength )
brenda ( torch )
brianna ( strong )
bridget ( strength )

caitlin ( pure )
caoimhe ( beautiful )
cara ( beloved )
casey ( vigilant )
colleen ( young girl )

deirdre ( sorrowful )

eileen ( light )
enya ( fire )
erin ( from the west island )

fia ( wild )
fiadh ( wild )
fiona ( fair )

gráinne ( love )

imogen ( maiden )

kaitlin ( pure )
kathleen ( pure )
keira ( little dark one )
kerry ( people of cair )
kiara ( first ray of sun )

maeve ( she who intoxicates )
mare ( bitter )
maureen ( bitter )
mckenna ( son of the handsome one )
moira ( bitter )
molly ( bitter )
mona ( noble )
muriel ( of the bright sea )

neve ( snow )
niamh ( bright )
nola ( white shoulder )
nora ( light )

oona ( lamb )
órla ( golden princess )

roísín ( little rose )

sabrina ( mythology name )
saoirse ( liberty )
shannon ( wise )
shauna ( God is gracious )
shay ( admired )
sheila ( heavenly )
sheridan ( seeker )
sinéad ( God's gracious gift )
siobhan ( the Lord is gracious )
sláine ( health )
sloane ( raider )

tallulah ( lady of abundance )
tara ( high place )

úna ( one )

masculine

alan ( handsome )
allan/allen ( handsome )

barry ( sharp spear )
braden ( salmon )
brenden ( prince )
brian/bryan ( strong )
brody ( broad eye )

cael ( slender )
cian ( ancient )
cillian ( war strife )
colin/collin ( pup )
conan ( little wolf )
cormac ( charioteer )
craig ( rock )
cullen ( holly tree )

darren ( oak tree )
dermot ( free of envy )
desmond ( from south muster )
donovan ( dark )

eamon ( wealthy protector )
elroy ( young person with red hair )
eóghan ( born into nobility )
eoin ( God is gracious )

fergus ( man of force )
finnian ( fair )

garrett ( spear strength )
glenn ( from the small valley )
grady ( noble )
gus ( one strength )

keir ( dark )
kellan ( slender )
kenneth ( born of fire )
kevin ( handsome )
kian ( ancient )
kieran ( having dark hair )
killian ( church )

liam ( resolute protector )
lorcan ( fierce )

mac ( son of )

neil ( cloud )

oisin ( little deer )
orrin ( green )
oscar ( deer lover )

pádraig ( of noble birth )

quigley ( from the mother's side )

rafferty ( abundance )
rónán ( little seal )

séamus ( supplanter )
sean ( God is gracious )
shane ( God is gracious )

torin ( chief )
troy ( descendant of foot soldier )

vance ( someone who lives near marshland )

unisex

aidan/ayden ( little and fiery )

beckett ( beehive )
bellamy ( fine friend )
brady ( broad meadow )

caden ( warrior )
callahan ( bright-headed )
carson ( son of marsh-dwellers )
cassidy ( curly-haired )
cody ( helpful )
collins ( people of victory )
conor/connor ( lover of hounds )
cory ( from the round hill )

dallas ( skilled )
darcy ( dark one )
declán ( man of prayer )
delaney ( dark challenger )
devin ( poet )
devon ( poet )
dillon/dylan ( born from the sea )

evan ( God is gracious )

finley ( fair-haired hero )
finn ( fair )
finnegan ( fair )
flynn ( son of red-haired one )

grady ( noble )

karson ( son of marsh-dwellers )
keegan ( son of egan )
keelan ( small )
kelly ( intelligent )
kelsey ( fierce island )
kennedy ( misshapen head )
killian ( church )

lennon ( lover )

mac ( son of )
mckenna ( son of handsome one )

nolan ( champion )

quillan ( cub )
quinn ( intelligence )

raegan/reagan ( little king )
reed/reid ( red-haired )
riley ( courageous )
ronan ( little seal )
rory ( red king )
rowan ( little redhead )
ryan ( little king )
rylan ( island meadow )

sean/shawn ( God is gracious )
shay ( supplanter )
sloane ( raider )
sullivan ( dark eyes )

teagan ( little poet )

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