Common Names
Brehon Bre-hon (Judge)
Cobhthach Kuv-okh (Coffey)
Conall Kun-ull (Tall and strong. Brave as a cu. Connell)
Donn Dun (Brown-haired. Dunnigan)
Donnchad Dun-uka-a (Brown warrior. Donagh)
Donnghal Donn-ull (The brown one. Donnelly)
Dubhceann Doo-kyeann (Black head Deigan. Deegan)
Eochaidh Yoe-khee (A horseman. Keogh. Haughey)
Gilla Brighde Gill-a Breej-a (Gilbride)
Giolla na Naomh Gilla-a-na-neev (Servant of the Saints)
Giolla Peadraig Gilla-a-paw-drig (Servant of St. Patrick)
Gilla Phoil Gill-a-Foe-il (Gilfoyle)
Gorman Gurr-mawn (A blue person. Gorman)
Mac an Ghabhann Mok-a-Gow-an (Mac Gowan)
Mac Conmara Mok-kun-mara (Son of the Irish Wolfhound of the Sea. MacNamara.)
Mac Conmidhe Mok-kun-mee (Mac Namee
Mac Con Uladh Mok Kun Ull-a (Son of the Irish Wolfhound of Ulidia. Mac Anulla. )
Mac Criomhthain Mok-Criff-an (MacGriffin)
Mac Fhlannchadha Mok-lonn-ukh-a (M'Clanaghy, M'Clancy)
Maigh May Mee
Maol Chiarain Mwell-keer-awn (Devotee of St. Kieran)
Mórdha Moor-uh (Moore)
Muireadach Mwirr-a-dukh (Murray)
Ó Cathail Oe Ka-hel (O'Cahill)
Ó Chonain Oe Khun-awin (O'Conan)
Ó Clerigh Oe Klay-re (O'Cleary. Cleric)
Ó Cobhthaigh Oe Kuv-ee (O'Coffey)
Ó Coileáin Oe Kill-yawin (Irish Wolfhound puppy. O'Cullane. O'Collin)
Ó Conáill Oe Kunn-ull (High. Mighty. Brave as a cu.)
Ó Cuinn Oe Kwin (O'Quinn)
Ó Donnghaile Oe Dunn-al-e (Brown valor. Donnelly)
Ó Dubháin Oe-Doo-awn (Diminutive of Dubh, black, Doon.)
Ó Dubhthaigh Oe Duff-ee (Black-haired. O'Duffy)
Ó Faeláin Oe-Fwayl-awn (O'Phelan)
Ó Flahertaigh Oe Flo-har-tee (O'Flaherty)
Ó Flannagáin Oe Flon-ugg-awin (O'Flanagan, Little Flan)
Ó Floinn Oe Flinn (O'Flynn)
Ó Hartagan Oe Hart-ag-awin (O'Hartigan)
Ó Labhraid Oe Low-ree (O'Lawry, O'Lowry, O'Laverty)
Ó Láidir Oe Lawd-er (Strong. O'Lauder)
Ó Laoghire Oe Lay-er-e (O'Leary)
Ó Loegaire Oe Lee-er-e (O'Leary)
Ó Loingseachain Oe Linn-shukh-awin (Lynch)
Ó Maelsheachchlann Oe Mwael-okh-lunn (O'Melaghlen)
Ó Maoil Brighde Oe Mwell Vreej-e (O'Mulready)
Ó Maol Chonaire Oe Mwael Kun-er-e (O'Mulconry)
Ó Muireadhaigh Oe Mwirr-e (O'Murray)
Ó Raghallaigh Oe Rie-ell-ye (O'Reilly)
O Riain Oe Ree-in (O'Ryan)
O Sirideáin Oe Shir-e-dawn (O'Sheridan)
Ó Suilleabháin Oe Sool-a -wawn (The dark- or one-eyed, O'Sullivan)
Rudraigi Roo-ree (Rury)
Sláine Slawn (Sound. Healthy. Slaney)
Suibhne Siv-ne (Sweeney)
Tir Eoghain Teer-oan (Tyrone)
Tuathal Too-hull (Toole)
Aedh Ay (A flame of fire) Var. Hugh
Aenghus Ee-nus (A chosen One)
Aidan Aodhan diminutive of Aed(h)
Ailbhe Al-iv-e (the gentle one) Alby, Albert
Ailín Al-een(of gentle birth) Allen Alan
Amhlaoibh Owl-ee (Norse: ancestral relic) Olaf
Andreas (Andrew)
Angus An-guss (Anglicised form of Aenghus)
Aodh (fire) Hugh
Aoghgan Egan
Aralt Orr-ollth Harold
Art Art (stone or bear)
Artagnán Art-ag-nawn (Little Art)
Bóroimhe Boer-iv-e (Boru)
Brénainn Bray-nunn Brendan
Brian Bree-un (Brian, Bryan Bernard)
Buadhach Boo-okh (Conqueror. Victor)
Caoimhín Kwee-een (sweet offspring) Kevin
Cathal Ka-hul (strong in battle) Cahal, Charles
Cian Ke-un (ancient) Kean, Cain
Cionaodh Kyun-e (Kenny)
Cionáoth Kyun-aw (Kenneth)
Colm Kull-um (dove) Colum, Colman, Columba
Colmán Kull-um-awn Dove, Colman
Conall (tall and strong) Connell
Conchobar Koon-a-hoor (High desire. Also interpreted as "lover of Cu.") Connor
Conchur Kun-a-hoor (high desire) Connor, Cornelius
Conn (intelligence) Constantine
Cormac Kur-mok (charioteer) Charles
Criostóir Kreest-ore (Greek: Christ-bearing) Christopher
Daithi (David)
Deasún Jass-oon (of South munster) Desmond
Declan Deh-klan
Diarmaid Dee-ar-muid (a freeman) Dermot, Jeremiah
Domhnall Doe-nal (power of the deep) Donald, Daniel
Donnchadh Dunn-as-kuh (brown warrior) Donogh, Denis, Duncan
Dubhghal Doo-ull (The black one.) Dougall
Éamonn Ame-onn (Anglo-Saxon: blessed protection)Edmund
Eannna Enda
Eoin Eey-on (Hebrew gift of god) Irish for John; Naomh Eoin = St. John.
Eoghan Owe-un (well born) Owen, Eugene
Fear A Man
Fearghall Farr-ull (bravest of the brave Fergal, Virgil
Fearghus Farr-ees (the choicest one) Fergus, Ferdinand
Fionn Fyunn (bright an attribute of the sun god)Finn
Flann Floon(bloodred)Florence
Giolla Chríost Gil-la kreest (servant of Christ) Gilchrist
Laighneach Line-akh (A Leinsterman. Spears)
Liam Lee-um (Germanic: strong protector) William
Lorcán, Lorcain Lurk-awn (diminutive of Lorc, fierce) Laurence
Maghnus Mon-uss (Great) Manus
Micheál Michael
Niall Nee-all (Champion) Neil
Oisín Ush-een (the little deer) Ossian
Oscar Uss-kur( Norse: spear of god ) Oscar
Pádraig Faw-drig (Latin: noble) Patrick
Pauric (Northern version of Paudraig) Patrick
Peadar Payd-er (Greek: rock) Peter
Piaras Pier-uss (Norman for Peter) Piers,Pierce,Pearse
Pól pole (Paul)
Ruaidhri Roo-e-ree (Norse for famous ruler) Rory ,Rodger, Roderick
Séamus Schay-muss (Spanish:Jaime, from Hebrew: supplanter) James
Seosaimh Show-sef (Joseph)
Seoirse Shor-shah (George)
Seán Shawn (Norman French) John
Tadhg Teye-g (poet)Teague, Timothy, Thady
Traolach Trail-ukh ( incarnation of the thunder) Tarlach, Turlogh, Terence
Uilliam Ill-ee-um William
Aibhilin Av-leen (Var. Eibhlin)
Aife, Aoife Ee-fa Eava. Eve
Ailne Awl-ne Beautiful
Áine An-ya (Beauty, an attribute of the moon) Anne
Ailish Ay-lish (variant, Elizabeth)
Aisling Ash-ling (an epiphany a manifestation of the divine) Esther
Áluinn Awl-in Beautiful
Aoibheann Ee-vaun (lovely shape) Eavan Yvonne
Aoife Ee-fe (Eve)
Aoileann Eye-leen (Eileen)
Becfola Byug-ulla Dowerless
Bébhinn BAY-vin (fair or melodious lady) Bevan, Bébhionn
Blathnaid Blaw-ned (little flower) Florence
Brighid Breej (strength) Brigid, Brid, Bridie
Brónagh BRO-nah (sorrowful) Brona, Brónach
Caoilfhionn KWEE-linn, KWAY-linn, (fair, slender)
Cáit Kawtch (Greek: Pure) Katherine, Kate
Caitlin Kath-leen (Kathleen)
Caitrín Katherine
Caoimhe (female version of Caoimhin)
Caomhóg Kay-of-ogue (Beautiful girl)
Ciara Kee-ar-a (the dark one) Keary
Ciarnait Keer-net ( Dark Lady)
Cruith-gheal Kri-gyal Feminine name
Cinn Óir Kinn-ore (Of the golden hair)
Chinn-Óir Variant
Damhnatt Dow-net (little poet) Devnet, Dymphna
Deirdre Derdriu She who chatters
Duinseach Din-shock (Brown-haired girl)
Eádoin Aid-een (Edwina)
Eibhlin Ev-leen (Greek: Sunlight) Eileen, Evelyn, Helen
Éilis Ell-eesh (Hebrew: word of God) Elizabeth
Eithne (Kernel) Ethna, Edna
Eitche Etch-e (Etta)
Eithlin E-hlin (variant)
Étain Aid-awn (var. Eadoin)
Fionnchaomh Fyunn-kheev (Fair-headed, beautiful girl0
Fiona (fair haired)
Fionnula (bright shoulder an attribute of the moon) Finola, Nuala
Folt-léabhar Fuillt-low-er (Long-haired)
Gobnait Gub-net (small mouth) Abigail Deborah
Gormfhlaith Gur-um-lah (the lady stranger ) Barbara
Gráinne Grawn-ye (perfect virginal attributes of the moon), Graina, Grace, Gertrude
Íde Ee-de (thirst) Ida Ita
Laoise Leesh
Liadain Lee-a-dawn (Grey lady. 9th Century Irish heroine.)
Mairead Morr-ayd (Greek: a pearl) Margaret, Marjorie
Máire Moir-e (Hebrew: of the sea. Bitterness) Mary Maria Miriam Maura, Moya,
Máirín Maureen
Maeve, Mebh Mav
Moing-fhionn Mwing-yoon (Fair-haired)
Muire Mwirr-e (Reserved for Mary the Mother of Jesus)
Muireann Mwirr-ann (Marion)
Niamh Nee-av (Radiant)
Nóra Noe-ra (Latin: honorable) Norah, Honor
Nuala Noo-la
Órfhlaith Ore-la (the golden lady) Orla
Proinnséas Prinsh-ace (Latin French ) Frank, Fanny, Frances
Sadhbh S-eye-v (goodness) Sive, Sophia
Seána (variant, fem. Of Sean)
Sile Shee-la (Latin: blind) Sheila, Cecile Julia
Also: Seila, Seilagh, Shela, Shelagh, Sheela, Sheelagh, Sheila, Sheilagh, Shiela, Shielagh, Shila, Shilagh, Siela, Sila, Silagh
Siún Shoon (var. Shiobhan)
Siobhán Shiv-awn (femine of Sean) Joan, Johanna, Jeanne, Hannah
Sorcha Surr-ukh-a (bright) Sarah
Treasa Theresa
Una Oo-ne (the white one, attribute of the moon) Agnes, Winifred, Freda, Inez