Given Names


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