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Baby names · Irish origin

Lyrical syllables shaped by stone and rain

Irish-origin baby names — Maeve, Niamh, Sloane — bring Gaelic music and unfamiliar but pronounceable spellings. Many have mythological referents (Maeve was a warrior queen, Niamh a sea goddess) or place-based meanings. They sound like they belong on a windswept coast.

26 Irish names in our library · 12 girl, 11 boy, 3 unisex

Girl Irish names

Caitlin♀

pure

Irish
Cassidy♀

curly-haired, clever

Irish
Ciara♀

little dark one

Irish
Kennedy♀

helmeted chief

Irish
Maeve♀

she who intoxicates

Irish
Neve♀

snow, bright

Irish
Niamh♀

bright, radiant

Irish
Orla♀

golden princess

Irish
Quinn♀

wise, counsel

Irish
Riley♀

courageous, valiant

Irish
Roisin♀

little rose

Irish
Sloane♀

raider

Irish

Boy Irish names

Aiden♂

little fire (Aodhán variant)

Irish
Callahan♂

bright-headed, strife

Irish
Callan♂

battle, rock

Irish
Conan♂

little wolf, hound

Irish
Doyle♂

dark stranger

Irish
Faolan♂

little wolf

Irish
Kieran♂

little dark one

Irish
Liam♂

resolute protector (William variant)

Irish
Nolan♂

champion, noble

Irish
Phelan♂

little wolf

Irish
Ryan♂

little king

Irish

Unisex Irish names

Casey✦

brave in battle, vigilant

Irish
Lennon✦

little cloak, lover

Irish
Rowan✦

little red one; rowan tree

Irish

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