GIVEN NAMES
Irish Given Names: Origins, Meanings and Equivalents Women's Names - Origin and/or Meaning - Equivalents Aine..........."Beauty" (a quality of the moon.........Anne Aisling........."An epiphany; of the Divine"...........Esther Aoibheann............."Lovely shape".....................Eavan Blathnaid................."Little flower...................Florence Brighid......................"Strength"...............Brigid, Bridie Caitrin, Caitilin.........Greek, "Pure"........Katherine, Kate Ciara....................."The dark one"......................Keary Damhnait................"Little poet"........Devnet, Dymphna Eibhlin...........Greek, "Sunlight"....Eileen, Evelyn, Helen Eilis................Hebrew, "Word of God"...........Elizabeth Eireann................Gaelic, "Ireland"....................... Erin Eithne......................"Kernel"...................Ethna, Edna Fionnuala..........."Bright shoulder" ...........Finola, Nuala Gobnait..............."Small mouth"..........Abigail, Deborah Gormfhlaith........"The stranger lady".................Barbara Grainne................."Perfect" ...............Grace, Gertrude Ide........................."Thirst".................Ida, Ita Mairead...........Greek, "A pearl"........Margaret, Marjorie Muire, Maire....... "Of the sea"..........Mary, Miriam, May Nora...............Latin, "Honorable"..............Norah, Honor Orfhlaith.........."The golden lady"...........................Orla Proinnseas....Latin, "French, frank".......Frances, Fanny Sile...................Latin, "Blind"........Sheila, Cecily, Julia Siobhan..."Gift of God", fem. of Sean.....Joanna, Jeanne Sorcha..................."Bright"................................Sarah Taragh...........Gaelic, "Hill of Tara"........................Tara Una.............."The white one".....Agnes, Winifred, Freda
Men's Names -- Origin and/or Meaning -- Equivalents Aibhe....................."Gentle one"............Alby, Albert Ailin....................."Of gentle birth"...........Allen, Alan Amhlaoibh...Norse, "Ancestral relic".......Olaf, Humphrey Aodh..........................."Fire"................Hugh, Egan Aonghus....................... ----...............Angus, Niece Art......................"Stone" or "bear"................Arthur Brian..................."Strong, sincere"......Bryan, Bernard Buadhach..............."Conqueror"......................Victor Caoimhin............."Sweet offspring"...................Kevin Cathal..............."Strong in battle"........Cahal, Charles Cian........................"Ancient"..................Kean, Cain Colm...........................----..........................Colum Conall................."Tall and strong".................Connell Conchur..............."High desire"......Connor, Cornelius Conn....................."Intelligence".............Constantine Cormac................."Charioteer".....................Charles Criostoir.........Greek, "Christ bearing........Christopher Deasun............."of South Munster".............Desmond Diarmaid................"A freeman"......Dermott, Jeremiah Donal................"Power of the deep".......Donald, Daniel Donnchadh........."Brown warrior"............ Denis, Duncan Eamonn...Anglo-Saxon, "Blessed protection"......Edmund Eoin.....................Hebrew, "Gift of God"..............John Eoghan...................."Well-born"...........Owen, Eugene Fearghal............"Bravest of the brave"......Fergal, Virgil Fearghus..........."The choicest one".......Fergus, Ferdinand Fionn............"Bright" (like the sun god)..................Finn Flann....................."Blood red"........................Florence Liam......................."Strong protector"...............William Niall.........................."Champion".........................Neil Padraig........................"Noble"........................Patrick Peadar........................."Rock"...........................Peter Piras.................Norman form of Peter....Pierce, Pearse Ruairi..................."Famous ruler"........Roger, Roderick Seamus..............Hebrew, "Supplanter"..............James Sean..................Norman French, "Gift of God".....John Traolach..........."Incarnation of the thunder"......Terence
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