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A
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Naam
name |
uitspraak
pronunciation |
gerelateerde
namen
related names |
betekenis
meaning |
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Abbán (M) |
OB
awn |
Abán |
little abbot |
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Abigeál (f) |
AHB
i gyal |
Abigail |
father's joy (from Hebrew) |
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Adair |
a
DARE |
Ó
Daire |
usually Scottish, this name is
sometimes found in Ireland. son of
Dáire (fruitful) |
|
Adare |
uh
DAIR |
Ath
Dara |
oak
tree grove. |
|
Ádhamh, Ádam (m) |
AW
uv, AW dum |
Adam |
from
Hebrew Adam- red earth |
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Ádhamhnán (M) |
AH
yum nawn |
Eunan |
the
timorous one |
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Aengus (m) |
AYN
gus |
Aonghus |
sole
strength |
|
Agata (f) |
AH
gah ta |
Agatha |
pure
(Greek) |
|
Aghaistín/ Aibhistin (m) |
AH
steen/AH stin |
Augustine, Austin |
majestic (Latin) |
|
Aibhne (m) |
EV
nyeh |
Eveny, Aveny |
name
used in the middle ages.
Meaning is unknown |
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Aidan (m) |
AI
dan |
Aodhán, Aodán |
little fire |
|
Aidrean (m) |
Ah
dree an |
Adrian |
"From
Hadria" (Latin) |
|
Aignéis (f) |
AG
neysh |
Agnes |
Holy
(Latin) |
|
Ailbhe (m/f) |
AL
vyeh |
Alvy,
Ailbe,
Albert, Bertie |
either "white king" or " world king" |
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Aileen (f) |
ei
LEEN or AY leen |
Eibhlín, Eileen |
from
old German Aveline, possibly meaning
"Hazelnut." |
|
Ailill (m) |
AL
yil |
Irial |
elf |
|
Ailín (m) |
AH
leen |
Alan/Allen |
possibly from Celtic, "Rock" |
|
Ailís (f) |
AH
leesh |
Alice, Ailish |
from
German- "noble" |
|
Ailís/Ailíse (f) |
AY
leesh/AY leesha |
Alice/Alicia |
noble (Old German) |
|
Ailish (f) |
AH
leesh |
Ailís, Alice |
from
old German- noble |
|
Aindréas (m) |
AHN
dray is, AHN dryu, AH dras |
Andrew, Aindriú, Aindreas |
man
(Greek) |
|
Áine
(F) |
AW
nya |
Anya,
Anna |
radiance, splendor, brilliance |
|
Aingeal (f) |
AHN
gel (hard G as in goat) |
Angela |
this
is the Irish word for 'angel', (from
Latin) |
|
Ainnir (f) |
AN
nyir |
Ainder |
young woman |
|
Aislinn, Aisling (f) |
OSH
leeng, ESH leeng |
Ashling,
Alice, Esther |
dream, vision |
|
Alannah (f) |
a LON
na, a LAN na |
Alanna, Alana |
oh,
child! An Irish term of endearment.
Also used as a modern feminine form
of Alan. |
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Alaois (m) |
AL
eesh |
Aloysius, Louis |
famous warrior (Latin from Germanic) |
|
Alastar (m) |
OL
iss tar |
Alsander, Alexander |
defender of mankind (Greek) |
|
Alastríona (f) |
al
us TREE na |
Alexandra |
from
Greek- defender of mankind |
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Alleen |
al
EEN |
- |
little cliff |
|
Altan |
AWL
tin |
- |
hillock, gorge |
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Ana
(f) |
A na |
Ana,
Dana, Anu |
wealth or abundance--the name of a
Celtic goddess |
|
Annora (f) |
an
NOR a |
Onóra, Nóra |
Honor (from Latin) |
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Annstas, Stéise (f) |
ON
stas, STEY sha |
Anastasia |
re-born (Greek) |
|
Antoin, Antóin, Antain(e) (m) |
AHN
tun, AHN toe in, AHN tan (eh) |
Anthony |
meaning is uncertain (Latin) |
|
Aodan, Aodhan (M) |
AW
dawn |
Aidan |
diminutive of Aodh ("fire") |
|
Aodh
(m) |
EE |
Aed,
Hugh,
Eugene |
fire
(from a Celtic god name) |
|
Aodhamair (F) |
EY
mur |
- |
fire |
|
Aodnait (F) |
EY
nut |
Enat |
fire |
|
Aoibheann (F) |
EE
vyin, EE van |
Eavan, Aoibhínn, Aeveen |
beautiful radiance |
|
Aoibhegréine (f) |
eev
GRAIN yeh |
Evgren, Aíbgréine |
radiance of the sun |
|
Aoife (F) |
EE
fa, WEE fa |
Eve,
Eva |
beautiful, radiant |
|
Aonghus (m) |
ENG
yus |
Angus, Óengus, Áengus,
Aeneas, Nicholas, Enos |
sole
strength |
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Aran |
AHR
in, |
Arainn, Arann |
name
of islands off the western coast of
Ireland |
|
Ardal (m) |
AR
dal |
Ardghal |
high
valor |
|
Ardeen |
AR
deen |
Airdín |
little height |
|
Ardghal (m) |
ARD
al |
Ardal,
Arnold |
high
valor |
|
Árón
(m) |
AW
rone |
Aaron |
meaning uncertain (from
Hebrew/Egyptian) |
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B
|
Naam
name |
uitspraak
pronunciation |
gerelateerde
namen
related names |
betekenis
meaning |
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Baibín (f) |
BA been |
Barbie |
from Greek-
"stranger", pet form of Bairbre
(Barbara) |
|
Báirbre (f) |
BOIR breh |
Barbara |
from Greek- "stranger" |
|
Bairrfhionn (m) |
BAR in |
Berrin |
fair haired |
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Bannon |
BAN an |
Ó Banáin |
meaning is
obscure, possibly "white" or
derived from the word for
"woman" |
|
Bantry |
BAN tree |
- |
"descendants
of Beann." Bantry is a famous
bay in Ireland. |
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Bardon |
BAR don |
Ó Bardáin |
a bard |
|
Barry (m) |
BAR ee |
Bairre, Barra |
pointed; sharp |
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Bearach, (m/f) |
BAR akh |
Berach, Berrach |
pointed or sharp |
|
Bearnárd (m) |
BAR nawrd |
Bernard |
bear (Germanic) |
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Beary |
BEER ee, BEH ree |
Ó Beara |
meaning is unknown |
|
Bébhinn (f) |
BAY vin |
Bevan, Bébhionn, Vivian |
fair lady |
|
Beckett |
BEK it |
- |
an English
name of Norman origin, but
usually associated with the
Irish writer Samuel Beckett |
|
Beglan |
BEG lan |
Ó Beigleighinn |
little scholar |
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Begley |
BEG lee |
Ó Beaglaioch |
little hero |
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Bellaghy |
bel AH hee, bel EYE |
- |
"mouth of the
slough" or "Eachadh's townland" |
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Beltany |
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Bealtaine |
May, place
where May festivities were held |
|
Bergin, Berrigan |
BUR gin, BAIR
I gan |
Ó hAimeirgin |
"wondrous birth" |
|
Bevan (f) |
BEV an |
Bébhinn |
white (or fair) lady |
|
Blake |
BLAIK |
de Blaca |
Norman name,
derived from "black" |
|
Bláthín (f) |
BLAW heen |
- |
little flower |
|
Bláthnaid (f) |
BLAW nid |
Blánaid, Bláthnait, Flora,
Florence |
flower |
|
Blinne (f) |
BLI nyeh |
form of Moninne, Blanche |
saint's name,
form of "mo ninne,"("My ninne")
"ninne" is said to be the first
word she uttered. |
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Braden |
BRAI den |
Ó Bradáin |
salmon |
|
Bradigan |
BRA di gan |
Ó Bradagáin |
spirited? |
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Brady |
BRAY dee |
Mac Bradaigh |
spirited? |
|
Bragan |
BRAY gen |
Ó Bragáin |
? |
|
Brandon |
BRAN din |
Breandan |
a mountain in
Ireland whose Irish name means
"St. Brendan's mountain." As a
first name, it comes from an
English surname meaning
"beacon-fire hill." |
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Branigan, Brennigan |
BRAN I gan |
Ó Branagáin |
raven |
|
Brannagh |
BRAN a |
Ó Breathnach |
Welshman |
|
Brannan |
BRAN in |
O/Mac Branáin |
raven |
|
Breasal (m) |
BRA sal |
Brassal, Basil |
brave or
strong in conflict |
|
Breda (f) |
BREE da |
Bríde, Bríghde |
exalted one;
high goddess; noble |
|
Bree (f) |
BREE |
Brígh, Brie |
high, noble.
Also used as a pet form of
Brianna, Brenda etc. |
|
Bree, Bray |
BREE, BRAY |
Ó Breaghdha |
from Bregia
in Co. Meath |
|
Breen |
BREEN |
Ó/Mac Braoin |
? |
|
Brendan (m) |
BREN dan |
Breandán, Breannáin |
from Welsh-
"prince" -- the name of Brendan
the Navigator, one of the 3
patron saints of Ireland (the
others are Brigid & Patrick).
St. Brendan is said to have
reached North America long
before the Vikings. |
|
Brenna (f) |
BREN na |
- |
A modern name
derived from Brenda. Brenda is a
Scottish form of an old Norse
name meaning "sword." |
|
Brennan |
BREN an |
Ó Braonáin |
possibly, "sorrow" |
|
Breslin |
BRES lin |
Ó Breasláin |
strife? |
|
Brian (m) |
BRY in |
Bryan, Brion |
high; noble |
|
Briana (f) |
BREE uh na |
Brianna |
a name coined
by the poet Edmund Spenser for
his 16th century book, The
Faerie Queene. It was a
feminine form of Brian. It is
pronounced with the accent on
the first syllable, not like the
modern Brianna.
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Brianna (f) |
bree ON a,
bree ANN a |
Briana, Breonna, Brianne etc. |
high, noble:
modern American feminine of
Brian |
|
Bridget, Brigid (f) |
BRIJ it |
Bríd, Bríde |
exalted one;
high goddess; noble. Brigid is
the original Irish spelling;
Bridget is actually a later,
Swedish form. Brigid was
originally a Celtic goddess who
later became "Christianized,"
that is, some of her attributes
began to be associated with a
Christian saint. St. Brigid is
one of the 3 Patron saints of
Ireland (with Patrick and
Brendan). |
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Brighid, Bríd (f) |
BREED |
Brigid, Breda, Bríde, Bríd |
high goddess;
exalted one; noble |
|
Brion, Brían (m) |
BREE un |
Brian, Barney, Barnaby,
Bernard |
noble or high |
|
Brocc (m) |
BRUK |
Broc |
either "sharp
faced" or "badger" |
|
Brogan |
BRO gan |
Ó Brogáin |
descendant of
Brógán, which is possibly
derived from Broccán, a
diminutive of Brocc (sharp
faced, or badger). It is
unrelated to the Gaelic word for
"shoe" |
|
Brógán (m) |
BRO gawn |
Brogan, Bróccán |
possibly
derived from Broccán, a
diminutive of Brocc (sharp
faced, or badger) |
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Brona (f) |
BRO na |
Brónach |
sorrowful |
|
Brónach (f) |
BRO nakh |
Brona, Bronagh |
sorrowful |
|
Brosna |
BROS na |
- |
meaning is obscure. |
|
Buadhach (m) |
BOO akh |
Buach, Buagh, Boethius,
Victor |
victorious |
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C
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Naam
name |
uitspraak
pronunciation |
gerelateerde
namen
related names |
betekenis
meaning |
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Cabe |
KAIB |
Mac Caba |
a cape |
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Cabra/Cabragh |
CAB ra |
- |
"poor land" |
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Cadden |
KAD den |
Mac Cadáin |
? |
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Cagney |
KAG nee |
Ó Cáingne |
tribute or exaction |
|
Cahey/Caughey |
KA hee, KAW hee |
Mac Eachaidh |
son of Eachaidh |
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Cairbre |
KAR bryeh |
Carbry |
charioteer, bearer |
|
Cairell (m) |
CA rel |
Kerrill, Karel, Coireall, Cyril |
meaning is unknown |
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Caiseal |
CASH ul |
Cashel |
castle |
|
Caislín |
CASh leen |
Cashlin, Cashleen |
little castle |
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Caitlín (f) |
KOYT hleen |
Catherine, Kathleen |
from Greek,
traditionally means " pure,"
although the original meaning has
been lost. |
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Caitlin, Katelyn (f) |
KAIT lin |
Kaitlyn, Caitlyn-
has an infinite # of spellings |
modern English
pronunciation of Cáitlín--Irish form
of Catherine |
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Caitrín (f) |
KOYT hreen |
Catherine |
from Greek,
traditionally associated with the
word "pure," although the original
meaning has been lost. |
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Caitríona (f) |
coyt HREE a na |
Catherine, Catrina |
from Greek,
traditionally associated with | | | |
