An introduction to the origin and meaning of baby names or Christian names in Ireland.
Irish First Names
Traditional Irish Boys’ Names: A-C
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Some of the most popular old Irish Celtic and Gaelic names for boys, some in common use still, others more unusual.
Story of a Name: Brendan, an Irish saint who many people believe reached America some 1000 years before Columbus.
Traditional Irish Boys’ Names: D-I
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Boys names from Dáithí, the Irish for Donald Duck, to Iarla, a name that has all but died out in its Irish form.
Story of a Name: Fionn, who gained all the knowledge in the world because he burnt his thumb.
Traditional Irish Boys’ Names: M-U
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Boys names from the relatively well known such as Liam and Padraig, to less well known names like Odhran and Ultan.
Story of a Name: Lugh was a mythical godlike figure in Celtic mythology whose memory is still celebrated in Ireland today at the Feast of Lughnesa.
Traditional Irish Girls’ Names: A-C
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Some of the most popular old Irish Celtic and Gaelic names for Girls, from Afric to Colleen, along with notes about their origin and history.
Story of a Name: Aoife and the Children of Lir, doomed to spend 900 years as swans.
Traditional Irish Girls’ Names: D-I
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A list of mostly traditional Irish names and their stories, including relatively common ones like Grainne and less well known but lovely ones like Iseult.
Story of a name: Deirdre, a beautiful young woman who instead of marrying the king eloped with her true love, with tragic consequences.
Traditional Irish Girls’ Names: M-S
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Traditional names starting with the letters from M to S – no later letters since these are largely unused in the Irish language so they don’t exist!
Story of a Name: Niamh, the beautiful goddess who took Oisin to the land of eternal youth, but in doing so caused his early death.
Most Popular Irish Names 2006
Irish First Names | No CommentIn mid 2007 Central Statistics Office in Dublin released their annual list of the most popular baby names in Ireland – these were the winners in 2006!
Most Popular Irish Names 2005
Irish First Names | No CommentStatistics just released on the most popular names for Babies in Ireland in 2005 show that little has changed since last year.
